As people across the United States gather to celebrate Independence Day we ask ourselves, “What does true independence look like?” With no disrespect to our…
Category: Disability Rights
Sign Up Now Last fall, we partnered with United Way to produce the 21-Day Disability Equity Challenge focused on disability rights. The 21-Day Disability Equity…
Society sends messages to people with disabilities that disability is “bad” – something we should fix, change or hide. We don’t agree! In this interactive webinar…
For people with disabilities, accessible public transportation is a major factor in whether or not they can navigate their community independently. In many communities, especially…
As a disability advocacy organization working for the rights of all people with disabilities, Disability Network Southwest Michigan stands in solidarity with people with disabilities…
It’s true what they say – “You never know when disaster is going to hit,” and, unfortunately, the frequency of severe storms, wildfires, floods and…
Michigan’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) requires that all state and local public meetings (such as governmental boards and commissions) be held in person and that…
There is no excuse for inaccessible communities any longer. The problems are wide-spread and well-known – the time to fix it is now. With the…
January 23 is Ed Roberts Day. Roberts, often referred to as “the father of the Independent Living Movement” became a legend in the Disability Rights…
Grab your lunch and join us online to take a deeper dive into the disability rights movement. Each month we will highlight the disability experience…