Investing In Disability

RAMP-A-THON Sponsorship

We are seeking 2020 RAMP-A-THON sponsors to support the work we do in providing people with access to their own homes and raising awareness of our Ramp-Up program. Download this RAMP-A-THON Sponsorship flyer for details about the three tiers of RAMP-A-THON sponsorship.

RAMP-A-THON is an education & awareness campaign we embark on each year to raise awareness and resources for our Ramp Up program. Ramp Up serves people with mobility disabilities across all 8 of our counties. Last year, we built 51 ramps — this year we are hoping to build 60 ramps!

Please contact Kristen Potts at (269) 345-1516 x119 for more information or to sign on as a 2020 RAMP-A-THON Sponsor!

Telling Our Stories

At Disability Network Southwest Michigan, we are helping people with disabilities achieve increased independence in a more inclusive community. Below are some of the stories of people we have worked with to help them reach their independent living goals.(Click the headings to open the stories).

We cannot do this important work without you. Please consider a donation to Disability Network so we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive community.

Removing Barriers Leads to Success

31 Oct 2019

When Disability Network Southwest Michigan connected with Richy, he was 45 years old and embarking on his first job. For Richy, getting a job provided a great sense of accomplishment. It also meant he would be able to get out of the house and interact with other people. Richy has...

Beyond Grateful

22 Jul 2019

Latesha was 28 years old and the mother of five children when she became the innocent victim of gun violence in her neighborhood. Latesha was in her front yard when a bullet from a near-by drive-by shooting hit her and damaged her spinal cord, resulting in paraplegia. Latesha’s life was...

Young man at buss stop holding a to-go mug.

Empowered to Go Anywhere!

03 Sep 2019

Empowered to go anywhere! That’s how Jesse feels now that he knows his way around the public transportation system. Jesse is a young man who is autistic and when he connected with Disability Network he was embarking on a new path in life—just getting started with classes at his local...

We can not do the work we do without your support! Please consider making a donation to Disability Network Southwest Michigan so that we can continue our mission of educating and connecting people with disabilities to resources while advocating social change.

If you would like more information about gifting options, please contact our Resource Development Director, Kristen Potts at (269) 345-1516 x119.

Your financial gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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517 E. Crosstown Pkwy
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

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