"I'd like to thank the Mayor, the Office of Disability Affairs, and the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department for this...

We have a constitutional right to vote independently and privately… ~Dessa Cosma

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...

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.

3/15/21 “‘And it took a lot of organizing from dozens of disability rights and justice organizations and thousands of Michigan...

3/12/21 “‘Where’s the information about people with disabilities? Why isn’t that aggregated there so that we can use it to save people’s...

3/12/21 “The Governor’s action to expand eligibility has the potential to protect over a million Michiganders with disabilities. We...

3/7/21 Kristen “SuperCrip” Milefchik chat's with Dessa Cosma, whose organization’s activism was largely responsible for making Detroit...

“We want it to be a place of belonging, of welcoming, brightness, beauty, connectivity… Engaging the community in your design process is...

“People do intuitively understand that some bodies are more susceptible to illness and disease because of weaknesses in the immune system,..

“Information can lead to action...Michigan should undertake robust tracking ofCOVID-19 cases among the disability community to understand ho