Advocates: Michiganders with disabilities face coronavirus discrimination
Link To The News “...current policies adopted by the state would discriminate against residents with "a severe underlying disease" in the...
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Dessa Cosma of Detroit Disability Power Speaks About Organizing in Detroit During COVID-19 Pandemic
Link To The News “Locally, a group of about 110 social justice organizations from around the state...has been pushing back to our...
COVID-19: How are students with disabilities meeting online learning challenges?
Link To The News "The biggest challenges are making sure that all students have the technology needed in order to move forward to an...
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“We shouldn’t have to choose between our lives or our livelihoods.”
Column: We must protect people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis
Link To The News “Pandemics force hard decisions. However, people with disabilities have fought for decades to secure civil rights, be...
‘We have kiddos regressing’: What shuttered schools mean for students with disabilities in Michigan
Link To The News “When we’re in crisis, we can’t abandon civil rights. Period.”
ARE WE REALLY “ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”? The disability community is being left behind in our country’s
Link To The News “Due to a history of ableism in medicine, public policy, and American culture at large, perceived notions of ‘quality of...
Michigan primary 2020: Live updates from election, polling places
Link To The News “Disabled voters reported problems at voting locations in Detroit and Dearborn, despite their efforts to address...
Better ways to insult Donald Trump--with special guest Dessa Cosma with Detroit Disability Power
Link To The News “Disability is a normal part of human diversity. It’s not an aberration. It’s not a mistake. It’s not a tragic...
Detroit needs more resources for disabled Detroiters
Link To The News “A proactive, public facing Office of Disability Affairs...will function as a place where we can build relationships,...
Disability activist Dessa Cosma leads conversation on disability and power
Link To The News “Disability is a normal and natural part of human diversity — it always has been and always will be...If we don’t start...
Disability Advocates Push for Creation of an Office of Disability Affairs in Detroit
Link To The News “Representation matters. Having an office fully staffed with individuals who live and breathe the challenges that we...
Bankole: Detroit disability community demands office at City Hall
Link To The News “The Office of Disability Affairs will benefit the disability community by providing a new approach — one with the...
Healing justice group Healing By Choice! Engages community in wellness activities
Link To The News “Care Circles allow participants to engage in a multi-layered communal process of healing, sharing, listening, support,...
Living in Detroit while disabled
Link To The News “...a range of folks in the Detroit area, of varying abilities, age, gender, and race participated in rituals of...
Detroit needs a reliable fund for affordable housing. Here's what council can do about it.
Link To The News “While housing for people with income and options are relatively plentiful, low income residents and those with...
Detroit DanceAbility Jam
February 2019 Workshop Thanks to Teddy Dorsette for shooting this video at our February '19 workshop, and more gratitude to Light Box for...
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