Celebrating Black History Month When Brad Lomax helped found the Washington chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1969, he had already been diagnosed with…
Join us for this online event. We will be watching the movie The Peanut Butter Falcon and discussing it afterward. The Peanut Butter Falcon is…
Disability Network Southwest Michigan is in the process of developing an Autistic peer support group. The group will meet virtually, on Zoom, once a week…
Zak Weckel joined our team on January 5 and is working in our Berrien/Cass office as an Information & Referral Specialist. He graduated from Grand…
Join us to watch and discuss the film Becoming Bulletproof. This documentary film follows a group of men and women with disabilities who come together…
The media we consume shapes our collective understanding of disability. In this workshop, we will discuss media portrayals of disability, how they may contribute to…
Overview of laws protecting people with disabilities It’s important to know your rights. In this live webinar, we will be discussing the laws that protect…
In this year of a pandemic, the staff at Disability Network Southwest Michigan has been missing seeing everyone in person. So, we put this holiday…
The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), passed by Congress last March in response to COVID-19, has provided funding assistance for vulnerable…
Disability Network Southwest Michigan is pleased to introduce two new board members. Josh Park Josh Park and his family moved to Kalamazoo in May 2019…