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Detroit Disability Power Moving to ‘Most Accessible Building in City’
July 6, 2023 ID: An illustration of the Love Building, the most accessible build in Detroit. Detroit Disability Power, a social change...


Report finds accessibility lacking for Metro Detroit voters with disabilities
July 20 , 2023 ID: A line of voting booths with one person standing behind one as they cast their vote. In other cases, the voting booths...


Dessa Cosma recognized as Disability Pride Month Game Changers honoree
ID: Dessa in a black t-shirt and jeans, sitting in front of a red and pink brick wall. Next to the image of Dessa is a graphic that says...


Krip Hop Nation Reclaims Disability Justice: A Workshop
ID: A promotional flyer which includes a black and white photo of Leroy looking at the camera smiling. He is in his scooter and resting...


The Truth About Voting Access in Metro Detroit
ID: Blue background with white text. Text reads "The truth about voting in Metro Detroit with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores. Wednesday,...


Riverwalk Workshops: August 9th
ID: slide one - A black, masc person with short hair, facial hair, wearing a a blue button up shirt, standing in front of a dark metal...


Allied Media Projects Presents: My Body, My Movement
ID: Text reads “Allied Media Projects presents: Seed series, My Body, My Movement.” Pictured is Gwynneth VanLaven, Cara Graninger,...


Picture day with DDP
ID: DDP Picture Day , June 17th 11 am - 1pm at Gordon Park. bit.ly/PictureDDP Need a new headshot? Taking your first professional...


Movie Night!
Come celebrate the launch of the Social Work Disability Justice Coalition on Feb. 23 for Social Work Disability Justice Movie Night...


Boggs School to build universally-accessible Boggs Park in Islandview neighborhood
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, a place-based community school named for the renowned Detroit activists, has partnered with the...


M-1 Rail to replace upside-down braille signs on QLine following complaints
ID: The signs at the QLine stops are written in braille and English that appears inverted. In 2022 Metro Times met with Detroit...


Metro Detroit transit systems are suffering from driver shortages. Is raising wages the answer?
ID: A clip of the Detroit News Article, titled "Metro Detroit transit sistems are suffering from driver shortages. Is raising wages the...


DanceAbility at the D.I.A
Register Here DanceAbility at the D.I.A. MONDAY MARCH 27TH! Doors open at 11am just for us! Lunch is from 11 till noon, then enjoy...


Reimagining Government: A More Equitable Government
ID: Five people posing. Text reads "Reimagining Government. A more equitable government." Does your city have a central place for...


Upside-down braille signs on the QLine cause complaints
But some blind and visually impaired people say there’s good reason for the apparent mistake ID: A train at o train stop with a building...


Caregivers of seniors and people with disabilities say they need more support, funding.
ID: A fem-presenting person in a pink shirt and blue-jeans sits in a chair and is assisting a masc-presenting person sitting in...


Detroit plans a ‘sandbox’ for mobility companies. Will residents benefit?
ID: Construction crews continue work to redevelop the abandoned Michigan Central train station into a new Ford office and research campus...


Disabled People Can Be Productive Workers, But That Shouldn’t Determine Our Worth
ID: A masculine-presenting person and two fem presenting people sit at a table in an office setting. An exposed brick wall is in the...


Detroit City Council has 1 day to vote on transportation contract
ID: Richard Clay is pictured in his Detroit home, he is a blind and relies on paratransit services to pick him up from his home to take...


Detroit disability advocates on city's plan to cut paratransit: "They can't do that"
ID: A wheelchair user wearing a grey button down and jeans and is pictured looking a their phone. Dessa Cosma, executive director of...
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