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- COVID Emergency Rental Assistance
- Webinar: Disability Pride 2021
- Webinar: Ableism Series
- Staff Highlight: Leatrice Fullerton
- Staff Highlight: Holly Baker
- Webinar: Disability Language & Etiquette
- After a long battle with COVID-19, a ramp provided relief
- One Ramp benefits the whole family
- Ramps keep people living independently at home
- Safety creates peace of mind
- Just four steps between trapped and independence
- Joel Cooper: The Pioneer
- Act Now on No-Fault Fee Changes
- From Stop-Gap Measures To Long Term Solutions
- Hiring: President & CEO
- Staff Highlight: Kathy Flores
- Staff Highlight: Tim Allgor
- Networking with Our Community Partners Creates Success
- Webinar: Rise Up – Disability Resistance, History & Pride
- Webinar: What is the ADA?
- ADA 31st Anniversary Celebration
- Staff Highlight: Miranda Grunwell
- The Journey to Success . . .
- Independence Leads to Advocacy
- Welcome Lisa Fuller to our I&R Team
- Staff Highlight: Cindy Gray
- Ableism Webinar Series
- Welcome Tyler!
- Staff Highlight: Anne Kooy
- Michigan Clean Slate Expungement Clinic
- Rolling Out Michigan’s Clean Slate Act
- Honoring Doc Doxzon
- Paul Ecklund named to Housing Council
- Ableism 102
- Autistic Adult Peer Support Group
- Max Hornick to provide input to Protect Michigan Commission
- Webinar: Accessible Content
- Web Movie: Keep the Change
- Webinar: Do’s & Don’ts of Assistance Animals
- Web Movie: The R-Word
- Webinar: Disability & Employment
- Webinar: Employee Disclosure
- Spirit Club
- Meet Karley, our newest IL team member
- Hiring: Part-time Community Education Specialist
- Johnnie Lacy
- Hiring: Part-time I&R Specialist in Kalamazoo
- Lois Curtis
- Brad Lomax
- Web Movie: Peanut Butter Falcon
- Ableism 101 & 102
- Autistic Peer Support Group Survey
- Meet our newest team member
- Webmovie: Becoming Bulletproof
- Webinar: Disability & The Media
- Webinar: Know Your Rights
- Holiday Greeting
- Supporting People with the Challenges of COVID-19
- Welcome to Our Newest Board Members
- Ableism in Law Enforcement
- Celebrating Ed Roberts
- Join us for SPIRIT Club!
- Now Hiring – Information & Referral
- Web Movie: The R-Word
- Webinar: Serving Customers with Disabilities
- Webinar: Rise Up! Disability Resistance, History & Pride
- Removing Barriers Brings People Together
- VOTE – Presentation
- Ready, Set, VOTE! . . . on November 3
- CARES Act funding helps provide relief during COVID-19
- Agency Office Operations & Customer Contact
- NDEAM: Increasing Access and Opportunity
- Jamar’s Path to Employment
- Web Movie: Carol of the Bells
- Ableism 101
- Web Movie: Including Samuel
- Webinar: Do’s and Don’ts of Assistance Animals
- Webinar: Emergency Preparedness
- Web Movie: Bottom Dollars
- Webinar: Tips for Online Meetings for People with Disabilities
- Webinar: VOTE: Know Your Rights
- 2020 Vote
- Living Well in the Community – Workshop Series
- Getting To School Safely Starts at Your Own Front Door
- Relief Grant keeps us connected
- Mindy Kulasa named to MI State Independent Living Council
- Meet Our Newest Staff Member: Brewer
- Keeping people safely independent is an ongoing process
- There’s No Keeping Him Down Now!
- Webinar: Disability Language & Etiquette
- Webinar: Ableism 101
- Web Movie: Crip Camp
- 2020 Volunteer of the Year
- 2020 Bob Davis Independent Living Award
- 2020 Jim Neubacher Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2020 Community Inclusion Award
- Independence Brings Tears of Joy
- Cheering On His Team!
- Meeting with our Customers Again
- Web Movie: Who Cares About Kelsey?
- Webinar: Employee Disclosure
- Webinar: Make a Difference in Your Community
- Staff Highlight: Max Hornick
- COVID-19 Plan
- Book Discussion With the Author: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
- Disability Pride 2020
- Great Fight for Disability Rights
- Webinar: What is the ADA?
- Serving our Customers during COVID-19
- Know Your Rights
- Intelligent Lives – WebMovie
- Ableism 101 Webinar
- Tips for Online Meetings for People with Disabilities
- Position Statement: Civil rights for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
- May 5 Elections
- Living Well in the Community – Introduction
- Movie & Discussion: Peanut Butter Falcon
- ADA 30th Anniversary Celebration
- We are here for you!
- Preparing the Next Generation of Advocates
- Ableism – A common form of disability discrimination
- In Memory of Greg Krapf
- In Memory of Jo Slusher
- Do’s & Don’ts: Assistance Animals
- Disability & Employment Webinar
- Know Your Rights
- Welcome, Sarah!
- Proposed Emotional Support Animal Bill threatens housing rights for people with disabilities
- Removing Barriers Broadens Your Horizons
- Patient No More Exhibition
- 2020 Winter Movie Series
- DO’S & DON’TS: Assistance Animals
- Disability Network Advocates Push for Reasonable Accommodations Act
- Van Buren Movie Series
- Removing Barriers Leads to Success
- Back to School for our Pre-ETS Staff!
- Alternatives to Guardianship
- Rise Up!
- A Future that Includes Employment
- Rethinking Guardianship with Dohn Hoyle
- Employee Disclosure
- Welcome Adam
- Van Buren Movie Series
- Empowered to Go Anywhere!
- Disability Pride
- Welcome Sarah
- Kind, Spunky, & Determined Pays Off!
- 2019 Bob Davis Independent Living Award
- Jeff Monroe – Volunteer of the Year
- Volunteers Help Us Stretch Your Donation Dollars
- Whirlpool Corporation receives Community Inclusion Award
- Goal: Independent As Possible
- Beyond Grateful
- It’s the small things!
- Now Hiring: IL Specialist
- Now Hiring: I&R Specialist
- Ableism workshop series
- Do’s & Don’ts: Assistance Animals
- JAN: Accommodations for All
- ADA Anniversary Celebration
- Plan for updated accessibility logo
- Providing Accessibility in the Great Outdoors
- We Love Our Volunteers!
- You Can’t Lose with an MiABLE Account!
- Meet James: Born to be an Advocate!
- Spring into the Outdoors!
- Berrien Transportation Forum
- WMUK: Using Acclaimed Films to Teach Inclusiveness
- Know Your Rights
- Movie + Discussion: Intelligent Lives
- Harding’s Community Rewards
- Accessible Computer Lab Comes to Kalamazoo Office
- Ed Roberts Day: January 23
- Lunch & Learn Movie Series
- Lunch & Learn: Intelligent Lives
- Rise & Triumph
- United Way SWM: 26 at 6
- Community Transition Services Program Paves the Way to Independent Living For Many
- Charting the Course: Calvin
- Volunteer of the Year: Hayley
- REV UP: Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
- Renovated Community Building Provides Access For All!
- WKZO: Disability & Employment
- Rise Up: Disability Resistance, History, & Pride
- Do’s & Don’ts: Assistance Animals
- Disability & Emergency Preparedness
- Now Hiring: Independent Living Specialist
- Marc Doesn’t Take the Small Things for Granted
- Joyce Can Access Her Community Again
- Disability & Employment
- When Three Steps is Three Steps Too Many
- Michael Can enjoy the Fresh Air Again!
- RAMP-A-THON 2018
- Say YES to Seniors in Kalamazoo County!
- Telling Our Stories: Joyce
- Ableism 101
- New Hires: Laurie, Max & Pam
- Disability Pride 2018
- Celebrating 28th Anniversary of the ADA
- New Hire: Laurie
- New Hires: Pam & Max
- Book Club: August 2018
- Youth in Transition Programs Are a Big Success
- Spring in to Action: Connect to Your Community
- Say Yes to Seniors in Kalamazoo County
- Telling Our Stories: Bradley
- Lunch & Learn: Make A Difference in Your Community
- Rise Up: Disability Resistance, History & Pride
- Now Hiring: Ramp Up Coordinator
- Do’s & Don’ts: Assistance Animals
- Hands Off My ADA!
- Book Club: May 2018
- Now Hiring: Advocacy Coordinator
- Shelby: Dreams Really Do Come True
- Mike & Trin: Home Sweet Home
- Beware of Social Security Phone Scams
- Financial Matters
- Winter is Here — Time to Shovel Out!
- Andrei: Living the Dream
- Eva: Discovering Self-Worth
- Rise Up! Disability Resistance, History & Pride
- Lunch & Learn Movie Series
- Support Disability Network While You Shop!
- New Hire: Maggie Slocum
- Book Club: February 2018
- The ADA is being threatened by H.R. 620
- New Accessible Voting Machines Coming to Michigan
- Michigan Disability Summit
- NDEAM 2017
- Volunteer of the Year: Ashlee
- Now Hiring: Travel Trainer
- New Hires: Anne & Aimee
- Book Club: November 2017
- Employment Disclosure Workshops
- RAMP-A-THON: Mary
- RAMP-A-THON: Pearlene
- RAMP-A-THON: Samuel
- Lunch & Learn Fall Movie Series
- RAMP-A-THON: Rose
- Why Social Workers Need to Know About the ADA
- RAMP-A-THON: Michael
- Now Hiring – Two Positions
- RAMP-A-THON to kick off at our ADA Celebration
- Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of the ADA
- Advocacy Academy Provides Valuable Experience for Youth
- Book Club: August 2017
- New Hire: Kathy Flores
- 27th Anniversary of the ADA
- Learn, Know, Act
- Disability Network Legislative Day
- 2017 STAR: Patti Townsend
- Now Hiring: Nursing Facility Transition/Outreach Specialist
- Preparing the Next Generation
- Be Heard!
- Book Club: June 2017
- Support Disability Network While You Shop!
- Lunch + Learn Movie Series
- Gretchen | Information & Referral
- BE PREPARED: Home Fires are Highest in Winter Months
- Sharon | Bridging the Gap
- Book Club: March 2017
- Rise Up! Disability Resistance, History & Pride
- Johnson | Bridging the Gap
- Marjorie | Bridging the Gap
- Eva | Bridging the Gap
- KNOWvember: Access Pass
- New Hire: Terezie
- KNOWvember: Voting
- Movie & Discussion: Bottom Dollars
- Direct Your Dollars to Disability Network
- Your Vote Matters!
- October is Disability Employment Awareness Month!
- New Hire: Jackie
- Nursing Facility Transition Program
- Now Hiring
- Book Club: December 2016
- New Hire: Mary
- Disability & Employment Workshops
- RAMP-A-THON: Stephen
- Expandable Door Hinges
- RAMP-A-THON: John
- RAMP-A-THON: Nancy
- New Hire: Stacy
- RAMP-A-THON: Ruth
- RAMP-A-THON: Johnson
- RAMP-A-THON: Cheryl
- Book Club: September 2016
- RAMP-A-THON: Every Dollar Helps!
- Glider Rides!
- Ramp-a-Thon 2016
- Portable Telephone Amplifier
- ADA Compliance Services
- Join Us to Celebrate the 26th Anniversary of the ADA!
- Now Hiring Two Positions
- Harding’s Community Rewards
- Concussion: Lunch & Movie
- Q&A: 1980 Legislation
- Large Print/Braille Playing Cards & Card Holder
- Volunteer of the Month: Cheri
- Q&A: White Cane Ordinance
- Q&A: Telephone Accessibility Invention
- Accessible Events Policy
- Handybar & Swivel Seat Cushion
- Miranda Grunwell presented with Chairman’s Award
- Community Conversations
- Q&A: Founding Father with Cerebral Palsy
- Volunteer of the Month: Barb
- Q&A: Author with Dyslexia
- Paul Ecklund Recognized for his Work with Accessible Housing
- Advocacy: Giving Public Comment
- Disability Pride Workshop
- Sports Figure with ALS
- Q&A: Disability Activist vs. NYC Board of Education
- Q&A: Deaf President Now!
- Talking Photo Album
- Volunteer of the Month: Diane
- WMMT | Kalamazoo Internship program . . .
- Q&A: Famous Actor with OCD plays Famous Person with OCD
- Self Advocacy Skills Workshop
- Q&A: Leading Cause of TBI
- Q&A: Socialist & Civil Rights Activist
- Q&A: Steveland Judkins
- Clocks & Alarms
- Q&A: Disability History Curricula
- Michigan Presidential Primary 2016
- Volunteer of the Month: Janet
- Q&A: Disability Pride Parade
- Q&A: Presidents with Disabilities
- Disability Language & Assumptions Workshop
- Q&A: Artist with Spinal Cord Injury
- Automatic Jar & Can Openers
- Q&A: Accessible Legislation
- Welcome, Brenda Jones!
- Volunteer of the Month: Eric
- Q&A: Braille Characters
- Q&A: The Father of the Independent Living Movement
- Q&A: Inspiration Porn
- AARM Bowling Schedule in Charlotte, MI
- MedCenter System
- Volunteer of the Month: Bob
- Lunch + Movie + Discussion: GATTACA
- Our Stories: Marjorie
- Our Stories: James
- Rolling Cutter
- Our Stories: Beverly
- Job Opening: Nursing Facility Transition/Outreach Specialist
- Volunteer of the Month: Jessica
- Our Success . . . By the Numbers
- Talking Calculator
- Wheelchair Curling in Kalamazoo
- KNOWvember: Universal Design
- Photo Phone
- Herald-Palladium | Assistance for Those Who Need It
- Fox 28 | AutoMARK Helps People with Disabilities . . .
- Herald Palladium | Advocacy Academy
- Disability Rights t-shirts
- WMUK Interview | 25 Years with the ADA
- Encore Magazine | Curb Cuts