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Empower Brightmoor: Health Equity & Advocacy Resource Fair
Join us for the Empower Brightmoor event at the Brightmoor Connection Food Pantry on Tuesday, June 7 from 2-7pm! Celebrate civil and...


Detroit City Council approves 2023 fiscal year budget
Read full article here "Several attendees during public comment urged council members to allocate funding for disability needs. Kaci...


Intersectional Storytelling Series
You're invited to join DDP, Affirmations, Transcend the Binary, and La Familia Centro Multicultural for the final event in our...


Saturday In-person DanceAbility Series
Saturdays from 11:00 am till 1:00 pm. These workshops are in-person when possible. They take place indoors at 8641 Linwood (near New...


Intro to DanceAbility w/ Adrianna Michalska and Guru Suraj
ADRIANNA MICHALSKA, certified DanceAbility teacher, is also a contact improvisation dancer, facilitator, traveler, and independent artist...


Wednesday Virtual DanceAbility Series
5 classes, every other Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Zoom, April 27th through June 22nd – Register Here Feel free to...


Thursday Virtual DanceAbility Series
11 classes, weekly on Thursday evenings from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Zoom, April 21st through June 30th – Register Here Feel free to register...


Weekly Friday Virtual DanceAbility Series
Weekly on Fridays from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm on Zoom. - Register here These classes take place on Zoom. Feel free to register to check out...


Final State Disability Assistance Program rules posted
"The change would let interviews conducted during the application process to take place over the phone instead of just in-person....


Experts: Michigan budget supplemental is the 1st step in addressing housing crisis
“Affordable housing is for those whose household income is at or below the median. In 2020, the median Michigan household income was...


Southwest Michigan advocate to participate on housing justice panel
“Senior Policy Analyst, Michigan League for Public Policy and the report's author, Julie Cassidy, were joined by: • Lisa Dedden Cooper,...


The housing gap for Michigan’s senior, disabled residents
“The report notes that Michigan is one of the fastest aging states in the nation, with one in four residents turning 65 by 2035. At the...


The difference between person-first and identity-first language; Why we say 'people with...'
To read the full story visit bit.ly/identity_first_pwd "Person-first and identity-first language: Ok, let’s talk about how to undo some...


Michigan health officials don't track COVID among people with disabilities despite high risk...
Watch the story at bit.ly/mi_coviddatacapture “People with disabilities are at higher risk of death. It depends on a person’s disability,...


Mass Member Meeting - April 28, 2022
ID: Text reads "Join Detroit Disability Power for our Mass Member Meeting, Thursday, April 28, 2022, 6 PM to 7:30 PM ET, on Zoom. RSVP at...


Letter: Detroit must fund Office of Disability Affairs budget to expand access to services
“We need the ODA to be a success story. We want our community to be able to access what Detroit has to offer and to offer back our...


Voting Accessibility: The Disability Experience
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ID: White background with the Detroit Public Library's logo and text that reads "Social Science,...


Elevator and Building Safety Virtual Town Hall
ID: A colorful pink, yellow, and orange background with black text that reads: Text reads: "State Senator Stephanie Chang, Elevator and...


Affordable Housing Focus Group
What do YOU think about your housing options? What has been your experience trying to find a place to live? What's your vision for...


Seasonal Community Care Circle with Healing by Choice!
Join us for a quarterly community care circle for people with disabilities and caregivers. In partnership with Detroit Disability Power,...
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