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Community Care Circles 2020
Supporting, Healing, Exploring, Learning, Sharing, Transforming Together in community.


January DanceAbility Workshop
January DanceAbility Workshop Sponsored by Detroit Disability Power and Light Box, with support from MCACA (use logo like last time) and...
Detroit City Council Unanimously Supports the Creation of an Office of Disability Affairs!
At their first formal session of the new year, the Detroit City Council resumed business today with disability at the top of the docket....
The Campaign for an Office of Disability Affairs (Dec. update)
On November 5th, The Focus Group for People with Disabilities, made up of Warriors on Wheels for Metropolitan Detroit, the Collective for...


Disability Advocates Push for Creation of an Office of Disability Affairs in Detroit
Link To The News “Representation matters. Having an office fully staffed with individuals who live and breathe the challenges that we...


Bankole: Detroit disability community demands office at City Hall
Link To The News “The Office of Disability Affairs will benefit the disability community by providing a new approach — one with the...


Healing justice group Healing By Choice! Engages community in wellness activities
Link To The News “Care Circles allow participants to engage in a multi-layered communal process of healing, sharing, listening, support,...


Intelligent Lives Broadcast
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:00 PM Eastern View the broadcast here


How to Make Hearing Aids as Cool as Glasses
The F.D.A. is expected to issue those guidelines shortly, possibly as early as January. When it does, the world will change for millions...


Sick Time, Sleepy Time, Crip Time: Verbal Description and Touch Tour
Sunday, October 20, 2019 2PM - 4PM Location: Red Bull Arts Detroit, 1551 Winder St, Detroit, MI More Information


Lean on me, I am ready: A workshop on access resources and practices
Friday, October 18, 2019 2PM - 5PM Location: Red Bull Arts Detroit, 1551 Winder St, Detroit, MI RSVP Required: RSVP by emailing...


Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis
Disabled people face disproportionate risks from climate change. Consider the impact of floods, hurricanes and other extreme weather...


Workers with disabilities bring a range of strengths and assets to the job
Hiring people with disabilities makes for good business. A recent study from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the...


Costco shooting: Family of man killed describes begging officer not to shoot
At an emotional news conference Monday, the parents of a man with schizophrenia who was shot and killed by an off-duty Los Angeles police...


Navigating the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
September 16, 2019 5 PM - 7 PM Location: Cass Corridor Commons, 4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201


Deepening Our Understanding: ADA 30 Yrs Later
September 16, 2019 2 PM - 4 PM Location: Cass Corridor Commons; 4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201


Sick Time, Sleepy Time, Crip Time: Against Capitalism’s Temporal Bullying
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 18th, 5 PM - 9 PM Location: 1551 Winder Street, Detroit, MI 48207


Detroit Disability Power's 1st Birthday Celebration
Saturday, September 14th, 4–6 pm Location: Eastern Market; 1561 Adelaid, Detroit, 48207


The Organizer's Forum Monthly Call
Mark your calendars! The Organizer's Forum has a call on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern. Organizers Forum Listserv...


Gaelynn Lea
Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, and she's been on the road ever since playing her unique mix of haunting original...
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