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Council agrees with disability advocates to ‘slow down’ transit pilots
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Detroit City Council has 1 week to vote on paratransit contract
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Disability Justice and Direct Democracy
Discussing Michigan's 2022 Statewide Ballot Proposals 2&3. RSVP at bit.ly/DJBallot - Join DDP for a virtual panel discussion on this...


Proposed bills would address long-term elevator outages in apartment buildings
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Michiganders with disabilities are living in poverty, struggling to afford basics
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Shortage of accessible housing leaves disabled Detroiters with few options
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Mass Member Meeting
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Disabled Voters: 6% Could Swing Elections
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2022 Disability Pride Southeast Michigan
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Barrier Free Futures: Dessa Cosma
Dessa Cosma, Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power, discusses the challenges and triumphs of facing persons with disabilities...


Organizer Workshop Series - Building the Skills to Fight Ableism: Part 1
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Organizer Workshop Series - Building the Skills to Fight Ableism: Part 2
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Organizer Workshop Series - Building the Skills to Fight Ableism: Part 3
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Power and Pride for All: Seeking, Finding, & Empowering Disability Justice Through Self-Love
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Promote the Vote ballot initiative gathers nearly 670,000 signatures for November election
Read Full Article Here Voting rights is one step closer to appearing on Michigan’s November ballot. Promote the Vote submitted 669,972...


Michigan Disability Group: Tips for more inclusive political campaigns, elections
Read Full Article Here With the 2022 elections nearing, groups in Michigan are working to educate political campaigns on how to become...


Detroit Disability Power's Media and Anti-Ableism Workshop
Register Here: bit.ly/ddp_media_workshop Deadline to register has been extended to Sunday, July 10. Detroit Disability Power's mission is...


Community Conversation Series: Developing an Intersectional Disability Justice Analysis
Join us for our second summer Community Conversation to learn about and discuss how we can deepen our political analysis, stay committed...


Community Conversation Series: Queer Pride and Disability
Register at bit.ly/ccseries_1. Join DDP for part 1 of 2 virtual workshops about the intersection of disability, queer pride, and...


'You Can't Put Us Down!' The DDP Book Club
Register here Our first book club meeting is almost here! We won't be covering a book together the first time around. Instead, we'll...
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