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Each of the links below could be the beginning of a journey for you-a journey of learning about, and grasping, power. Take your time and review all that is here. When something strikes a chord inside you, follow-up on it. Make it a part of your life. Use what is here as a springboard to something genuinely important to you.
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Shelf | Americans with Disabilities Act |
Community Organizing| Community
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Our Voices:
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The Library Shelf:
Come on over and browse our bookshelves. Find books on a variety of helpful topics to help you change the world! The Michigan Disability Rights Coalition's Communities of Power has joined the Amazon.com Associates Program. If you buy books through our web site, a small donation is made to us to support the inclusion of people with disabilities in our communities!
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Americans with Disabilities Act :
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition completed four presentations/discussion groups with people who have psychiatric disabilities in Michigan: Reasonable Accommodation for People with Mental Illness: How do you decide what to disclose and what to request as an accommodation? This was completed in January - February 2005. Resources and links from this project are available here! This project was funded in part by the Michigan ADA Steering Committee, a branch of the Great Lakes ADA and Accessible Information Technology Center, 1-800-949-4232.
Community Organizing :
Tired of waiting for someone else to solve the problems you face? Well, you don't have to wait. You can start changing your world right where you are now. All you have to do is find a few friends who want the same things you do, and you are on your way. Follow this link to find ways of thinking, advocacy strategies, frameworks and models to organize your efforts!
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Community Building:
The problem is not weak services, the problem is weak communities. How do we build stronger communities for everyone, including people with disabilities? This page includes links to resources to begin building.
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Voting:
Studies show that people with disabilities are interested in government and public affairs and want to participate in the democratic process. But because they are often locked out of the polling booth they stay home on election day. Nationally, there are over 35 million voting-aged people with disabilities and of these only 14 million are registered to vote.
The more we express our values and concerns through voting, the better our elected leaders will be able to represent us. Learn more about voting, voting rights and organize a get out the vote, voter or poll worker education program. or a polling place accessibility project in your community!
Your Accessible Training:
Are you planning to provide training to a group that includes people with disabilities? If you are providing any training, conferences, meetings or other get together's in the community, people with disabilities could and should be there! Here's a guide to include everyone!
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