Detroit dance studios, cider in the city, future urban cowboys and more
ID: A Black woman in blue holds hands with a white woman in blue as they dance together. A Black woman in a yellow shirt and black pants...
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People with Disabilities Must Be Included In Climate Action Planning
ID: A Black man in a wheelchair, wearing a blue, white and orange button down shirt. In the background a white woman in a yellow dress...
We Cannot Achieve Housing Equity Without Accessibility
ID: Dessa with long blond hair, a black t-shirt and green earrings sitting in her wheel chair in front of a brick wall painted with a...
200 residents call for rent control at Michigan Capitol rally
ID: Detroit Action Renters and Tenant Organizer Tenesa “Ms. Tea” Sanders speaks at a “The Rent is Too Damn High” rally at the Michigan...
Advocates call for better accessibility at polling locations
ID: "Vote here" sign sits in a dark and moody hallway. Accessibility challenges lead to stories about voters going to the polls and...
Poll Accessibility Could Mean 60 Million More Voters
ID: An accessible parking sign sits in front of a scenic background of clouds and trees. (PondShots/Adobe Stock) In Michigan and across...
Column: Breaking down barriers to voting for people with disabilities
ID: A "vote here" and "access" sign shown on a patch of grass. ( Daniella Heminghaus/for States Newsroom) During the Nov. 8, 2022,...
Report shows barriers to voting for Detroiters with a disability
ID: A Detroit polling location on the city’s eastside was photographed on Aug. 2, 2022. (BridgeDetroit photo by Malachi Barrett) A new...
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...
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...
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...
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