Robyn Vincent , The Metro | November 5, 2025 Audits show Detroit’s polling sites still fall short on accessibility, even as Michigan expands early voting. We explore what disabled voters faced this election — and what must change before the next one. A mural in Detroit urging people to vote by local muralist Ndubisi Okoye. Photo credit: Meta Stange, WDET Voters across Michigan wrapped up a midterm election yesterday that, for many, began weeks earlier during the state’s earl

The apartment building where MiSide placed Joseph Adams Jr. didn’t come equipped with basic features to meet his disability needs. Photo credit: Caria Taylor/Outlier Media by Aaron Mondry | November 11, 2025 Joseph Adams Jr. had nowhere to live after his landlord evicted him from his downtown apartment last year.  Desperate for shelter, Adams sought help from the Detroit-based nonprofit MiSide, which found him a different place to live through a federal program designed to h

By Faith Ballard | October 24, 2025 | We the People's Journalist DETROIT– Christopher Samp, director of the City of Detroit’s Office of Disability Affairs said he was born deaf, as the son of a Syrian immigrant in Troy, Mich. during the 1990s, “my parents found out when I was two years old but fortunately … my grandparents are deaf, my aunt is deaf, so there’s sign language in the family,” Growing up from K to 12, I did not have any support services, I didn’t have a sign lang

October 16, 2025 | Detroit PBS Celebrate 10 years of Detroit Future City with bold ideas, visionary voices, and real conversations about building an inclusive and sustainable future for all Detroiters. This special program features a keynote by Dr. Michael McAfee, President & CEO of PolicyLink, alongside panels with local changemakers, interactive discussions, and opportunities for meaningful dialogue. Join One Detroit and  Detroit PBS on Thursday, October 16 at 1 PM ET for

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2025 ID: Eric Welsby Author: Executive Office of the Governor Communications Division press@michigan.gov Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council Eric Welsby, of Sterling Heights, is the advocacy director at Detroit Disability Power, the founding advocacy director of Disability Action, and the principal consultant at Welsby Consulting, LLC. Welsby holds a Bachelor of Science in English, political science, and communications from Central Mi

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ID: President Trump By JULIA MÉTRAUX Source: Mother Jones On Monday morning, President Trump returned to a longtime fixation, posting on...

ID: Voters casting their absentee ballots in person at a satellite voting center in Detroit. (Photo credit: Laura Herberg, WDET) By Robyn...

ID: Sarah Anthony (center) listens to experts from the health care, education, and business sectors testify on the impact of federal cuts...

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ID: Michael Cunningham, a longtime transit activist in Detroit, raises his portable chair and mobility aid to the air with a smile as he...

By Lauren Myers , Sam Corey , Jack Filbrandt Some Michiganders will begin casting ballots in the state’s Aug. 4 primary election as...

by Malachi Barrett and Johnathan Shephard Detroit mayoral candidates committed to increasing transit funding and bus driver wages at...

by   Malachi Barrett with Bridge Detroit ID: Megan Owens, the executive director of Transportation Riders United, speaks at the press...

by Leslie Cieplechowicz at Runner Magazine February 27, 2025   “Honestly, straight up, the biggest problem people with disabilities face...

by Outlier Media ID: In the background: photo of Michael Staley, interim director at DDOT speaking at a podium to the public and press....

by Michigan Advance ID: Eric Welsby, advocacy director for Detroit Disability Power, discusses how the Michigan Voting Rights Act would...

by MIRS ID: Photo of Marguerite Maddox and her service dog outside the polling place that had her wait two hours to vote. "Because her...