How Disabled Voters Are Accessing Democracy
ID: While legal battles may offer longer-term solutions to the barriers facing disabled voters, other organizing efforts are focused on...
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Churches Don’t Have to Be Accessible. That’s Bad News for Voters.
ID: An altered image of a church steeple in red and blue. An accessibility symbol to the right of the church. Mother Jones; Unsplash;...
Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain
ID: Signs directing voters at a Phoenix library serving as a polling location during the state’s presidential preference election in...
Nixon, Pellar: Detroit City Council must boost disability funding
ID: An accessibility sign on a glass wall. A woman pushing a small child in a stroller in the background. On April 1, the annual public...
What’s in Michigan’s push to expand voting rights
ID: A Detroit Disability Power canvasser registers an elderly resident to vote while knocking doors in Detroit’s Core City Neighborhood....
Disability justice groups demand more resources in Detroit’s budget
ID: An accessible parking symbol painted on the concrete. More than 128,000 Detroiters – or one out of five residents – have at least one...
Detroit Disability Power to Host Anti-ableism Workshop for Media Makers
ID: ID: A birds-eye view of the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. Detroit Disability Power is hosting the Anti-Ableism 101:...
Which cops should patrol Detroit's buses? Reports outline assaults, rage incidents
ID: Riders board a Detroit Department of Transportation bus at the Rosa Parks Transit Center The Detroit Police Department plans to take...
Visit Detroit: Disability Inclusive Activities In Metro Detroit
Minding Our Media was listed in this post by Visit Detroit! "Detroit Disability Power: Multimedia Club-Minding our Media Minding Our...
When good intentions aren’t enough: creating more equitable partnerships
ID: The Community Partnerships Playbook, How to Create Equitable Partnerships between Technical and Community Experts. DDP, Detroit...
What bothers Mona Ramouni is not being seen
ID: Mona Ramouni with her two mini guide horses, Cherry (left) and Cali, in her home in Okemos. Ramouni is an outgoing, friendly person...
Detroit Police Department to receive new tether restraints across precincts
ID: An 8-foot Kevlar rope/cable with two treble-type hooks at each end shown in someones hand, next to a quarter for scale. Image credit...
There Is No Climate Justice Without Disability Justice: Centering The Wisdom And Strength Of Surviving A World Not Built With You In Mind
ID: The cover of Riverwise magazine shows an illustration of a small black child in a space suit. From the article: "At first thought, it...
How you can help remove barriers to the ballot box
ID: Kenia Flores; a light-skinned, femme-presenting person with length dark brown hair, a green and white shirt, and a small silver...
Michigan Legislature Sends Bill Permitting Paid Voter Transportation to Governor
ID: Two women sitting in the backseat of a car. One looking out the window and the other looking at her phone. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, the...
Recent Audits Show Pattern of Inadequate Polling Access for Voters With Disabilities
Image Description: A bunch of buttons that are decorated with an American flag and says. "Vote". A series of recent audits and...
Abortion Advocates call on Michigan House to pass Reproductive Health Act in full
Image Description: Yellow background with red text reads " Tell your state Legislators support the reproductive health act." ACLU logo...
Environmental Justice Activists Issue a Call to ‘Wage Love,’ Work Toward Building an Environmentally
ID: People holding up signs that say "Make the climate great again", "There is no planet B", and "Our Planet is on fire!!!" This article...
Bill ending drug manufacturer immunity gets unanimous committee support
ID: Two round, white pills sit against a light blue background. One lying on it's side and another standing up. A bill that ends immunity...
Detroit polling locations largely not accessible to disabled voters, audit finds
ID: A row of voting booths lined up against a wall of windows. Each booth has an American flag and the word "Vote" on it. Detroit...
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