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Disability activist warns that GOP voting restrictions may hurt disabled voters the mos
We have a constitutional right to vote independently and privately… ~Dessa Cosma


Detroit City Council approves plan to spend American Rescue Act funds
Jeffrey Nolish, Policy Director of Detroit Disability Power. He opposes Duggan’s proposals and says persons with disabilities were left out.


Design Core Detroit Podcast: Dessa Cosma, Jeannette Lee, and Saundra Little on Designing Detroit's M
6/7/21 “What does it mean to make a place truly accessible? The “LOVE” Building considered a lot more than ADA regulations in its...


Podcast: True Inclusion in Revolutionary feat. Dessa Cosma
Dessa shares how growing up as a person with a disability in the Deep South has shaped her experiences and led to a lifetime of activism.


Nonprofit helping metro Detroiters with disabilities get the vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID
Nonprofit helping metro Detroiters with disabilities get the vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID.


Small COVID-19 vaccination clinics offer hope for those with developmental disabilities
Since January, JARC has hosted clinics in which more than 2,000 people have been vaccinated, including people with disabilities, ...


Oakland County COVID Clinic Focuses On People With Disabilities
Oakland County COVID Clinic Focuses On People With Disabilities.


Disability Today Detroit Episode Featuring DDP’s Rami Alvarez
DDP Community Organizer Ramiro Alvarez is featured on The Disability Channel's Today Show discussing COVID 19's impact on the community....


Let’s be strategic together, What I’ve learned about effective organizing
Last fall, I learned about the historic 504 sit-in for the first time, and this amazing example of organizing and protest invigorated my...


Disability in the time of climate crisis
4/13/21 “Though the plights presented to the disabled community vary, climate chaos is a frequent inhibition for those with disabilities...


Join me and DDP! Celebrate how our differences make disability activism more powerful.
DDP’s membership campaign this month is paying tribute to American history’s most dramatic disability rights event: the “504 sit-in” ..


Join DDP today in honor of those who came before us
Today is an exciting day for Detroit Disability Power, and potentially for you! We are launching our very first membership drive,..


The most effective civil rights protest that you probably never heard of
“The 504 Sit-In showed the power of cross-demographic solidarity in creating significant change...


Deaf man gets Covid 19 vaccine at Ford Field
DDP Communications Manager, Teddy Dorsette III is featured in interview with The Daily Moth ..


Walk-ins possible but may be long shot at Ford Field; interpreters for 130 languages on site
Walk-ins possible but may be long shot at Ford Field; interpreters for 130 languages on site..


Three Perspectives on Multi-Racial Disability Organizing
Three accomplished leaders share information about the real ins and outs, ups and downs of powerful grassroots, community-based organizing.


Yes Magazine: A New Home for Activists, and a New Way of Building in Communities
3/18/21 “What is the framework of community-rooted development that’s the opposite of gentrification?...That’s been our journey for the...


Vaccine Eligibility Expands For People With Disabilities
3/15/21 “‘And it took a lot of organizing from dozens of disability rights and justice organizations and thousands of Michigan...


All Michigan adults are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine next month
3/13/21 “Before the vaccinations become available to all adults, people 16 and older who are considered high-risk because of disabilities...


Macomb County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
3/13/21 ““Thank you to Macomb County for becoming the first county in Michigan to provide COVID-19 vaccines to people with disabilities,...
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