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A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • Voter Information Center

The Metro: What it means to improve voting access for people with disabilities

John Filbrandt October 29, 2024

In the 2022 election, 20% of people with disabilities were likely to face difficulties voting. That’s compared to 6% of...

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Councilmember Fred Durhal III (from left), Mayor Mike Duggan, Councilmember Mary Waters and Detroit Home Accessibility Program recipients Latasha Washington and Kim Cotton.
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  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit extends deadline to apply for home accessibility repair program

Sascha Raiyn September 10, 2024

The city of Detroit is using money from the American Rescue Plan Act to help residents with disabilities make their...

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The Detroit Health Department is resuming its Detroit ID Card program.
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  • Detroit Evening Report
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit relaunches city ID program

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Quinn Klinefelter September 5, 2024

Officials in Detroit are again offering a photo identification card that allows residents access to various businesses and city services.Subscribe...

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A person using a walker tries to navigate steps through a doorway.
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  • Created Equal
  • Culture & Music
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Created Equal: Polling locations are largely inaccessible for disabled voters in metro Detroit. Why?

David Leins August 28, 2024

Editor's note: A previously uploaded version of this episode included incorrect audio from an earlier episode about grief and loss.A...

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Empty voting booths
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Detroit polling locations largely not accessible to disabled voters, audit finds

Sascha Raiyn October 11, 2023

In 2022, Detroit Disability Power worked with the Carter Center to gauge how accessible Metro Detroit’s polling sites were for...

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President George H. W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act surrounded by men in wheelchairs in 1990
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: Reflecting on 33 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Amanda LeClaire July 26, 2023

Click here to view the full audio transcript » 33 years ago today, a groundbreaking win for the rights of...

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ADA handicap parking spot
  • News

Bridge Detroit: Poverty compounds challenges facing people with disabilities

Pat Batcheller September 22, 2022

Click here to view the full audio transcript. More than a million people in Michigan live with a disability. Of...

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ADA handicap parking spot
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  • News

Detroit officials outline plans to better serve people with disabilities 

Eli Newman March 2, 2022

Correction: This article has been updated to say that over $500,000 was allocated to the Office of Disability Affairs in...

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ADA handicap parking spot
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Disability Focus Group to Propose Dedicated Office in City Charter Revision

Tia Graham December 6, 2019

The “Focus Group for People with Disabilities,” an official focus group of the Charter Revision Commission, is organizing an open mic...

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Para Dance Sport  - Andrew Downs, Aubrey Meader
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Meet the Michigan Para Athlete Competing On the Global Stage

Ryan Patrick Hooper, LaToya Cross November 26, 2019

The world of para dance, popular in Europe, is solidifying its presence in the United States. The sport involves an...

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