Detroit Disability Power

We are still buzzing from the incredible energy at PASC last weekend! Thank you for bringing so much joy and movement to the space. ✨

Missing the rhythm already? Mark your calendars! Join us for DanceAbility at the DIA on Thursday, June 25th from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM. Let’s keep moving together! 💃🏽🧑‍🦽



video description: 15+ participants mingle and move to Tia Imani Hanna’s string tunes

JOIN OUR TEAM for a good time, not a long time! 😎 We’re looking for a Field Coordinator to help lead our Get Out the Vote and Election Protection efforts this year! The position is a contract role from June - November. The ideal candidate is seasoned and ready to hit the ground rolling ♿️ ➡ 🗳️ This election cycle in Michigan defines the fate of the next generation. Yeah, it’s another history-defining vote. That’s where we’re at right now and as an organization that believes in the power of the people, we’re revving it up. We’re not letting our state get worse for disabled people, immigrants, and trans youth – not without a fight! So we’re knocking doors, calling households, and defending our polls 😤 For both the primaries and the general election in November. Apply or share widely! Thanks ♡

Check out the link in our bio to learn more! 🔗



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🌟 IT’S YOUR TIME TO SHINE! 🌟

We are looking for incredible talent to take the stage for the talent show at Disability Pride 2026: Loud & Proud on July 11th 4-7pm 🎤✨ Whether you sing, dance, paint, act, do comedy, poetry, or something completely unique—show us what does disability pride means to you! ♿🏳️‍🌈

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in performing at our talent showcase! Spaces are limited. If you are selected, you’ll hear from our Community Care Organizer, NaJa’Reé Nixon via email with next steps to complete the brief audition process.

👉 AUDITION NOW: Link in bio! 🔗 bit.ly/DDP-Talent
🗓️ Deadline to apply: June 8th

Detroit

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In 2024, DDP’s Disability Access Consulting (DAC) teamed up with and the to launch the Detroit Home Accessibility Program (DHAP) to help meet the housing access needs of disabled Detroiters. 🏡❣️ This before and after is an example of a city funded home modification.

At this time, the program is currently closed to new applicants and wrapping up all modifications for residents in the program.

What kind of home improvements does the program offer?
• Access & Egress Repairs: Installation of ramps, lifts, and grab bars.
• Safety Enhancements: Improvements to doors, thresholds, and lighting.
• Specialized Modifications: Adjustments for mobility devices, vision impairments, and more.



ID: 1: a before picture of a house with an old porch turned into a house with a brand new porch and ramp

Mark your calendar for this special DanceAbility Performance & Workshop with 🎨 on Saturday, May 16th from 1-3pm. DanceAbility is a time to honor that all bodies are valuable for simply existing, expressing, and connecting.

🔹 Live musician: Tia Imani Hanna
🔹 Where: PASC Gallery (9301 Kercheval Ave, STE 2, Detroit, MI 48214)
*Accessible Entrance at Amity St. door - please ring door bell!
🔹When: Saturday, May 16th 1:00 - 3:00 pm
🔹Suggested Donation: $10-15

🔗 RSVP for more details with the link in our bio (bit.ly/PASCxDance2026)



ID: Two DanceAbility participants dancing at the DIA. White text reads, “DanceAbility, 16 MAY 1-3PM @ PASC. Movement improvisation with musician Tia Imani Hanna. Performance & Workshop. All bodies welcome!”

Will you be one of first 30 Core Sustainers? 🌱

April 30th is here, and with it, the close of our first-ever Core Sustainer Drive! We set out to find 30 people willing to commit $30 a month to sustain disability justice work here in Detroit. Thanks to 15 incredible people who said yes, we are halfway there! This is worth celebrating.

The official Core Sustainer Drive may be closing today, but you can still join our Core Sustainer program and budget $1 a day to align your dollars with your values.

To learn more and become a DDP Core Sustainer go to 🔗 www.DetroitDisabilityPower.org/sustain

If you have any questions email our Individual Giving Officer at [email protected]



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Thank you for joining us at our Spring Member Meeting! 🌸

We came together to reflect, learn, and organize for what’s ahead. From breaking down the City Budget to sharing updates on our new membership structure, it was a space full of connection and momentum.

We heard from Joel about the upcoming August 2026 countywide vote that could expand transit access across Wayne County—because accessible mobility is justice. 🚌

We also celebrated DDP member Alan Hejl for auditing 100+ polling sites!

Last, Dessa shared on where our disability justice and immigration organizing is heading.

Good conversations, shared food, and collective vision. This is how we build power 🔥



ID: 1: Eric presenting on the 2025 poll audit with a happy baby joining on the floor 2: Eric presenting Alan’s certificate of appreciation 3: Alan holding up his certificate 4: Joel presenting on the countrywide transit proposal which would extend the existing 0.98-mill property tax that supports SMART across the entire county, including the western suburbs and the City of Detroit. 5: Kaci presenting City Budget Wins and Losses 6: some folks chatting over food

Video description: Dessa talking about the intersection of disability and imigration organizing

In uncertain times, how we choose to spend—and give—matters.

Supporting local, community-led work is one way to create the future we want to see.

Our Core Sustainers commit to donating on a monthly or annual basis, providing us with a dependable foundation of support that makes long-term planning possible. Their ongoing generosity allows us to sustainably set goals, invest in meaningful programs, respond to emerging needs, and steward our resources responsibly throughout the year.

To learn more and become a DDP Core Sustainer go to 🔗 www.DetroitDisabilityPower.org/sustain

If you have any questions email our Individual Giving Officer at [email protected]



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THIS is what solidarity looks like ✊🏾 📢❤️‍🔥

“At the Detroit City Council budget meeting on March 30, it quickly became clear that the struggles were one and the same, as the city’s general fund was yet again prioritizing the Detroit Police Department and billionaire-backed downtown development over better public transit, infrastructure, jobs, and protections for working-class people and immigrants.

Detroit Disability Power and the Detroit Advocates for the Blind addressed how budget cuts from the general fund harm working-class people with disabilities.

As public comment went on, representatives from each organization began weaving each other’s struggles into their demands.

‘The blind are immigrants. The blind get evicted from their houses. The blind take public transit. The blind need the right to counsel!’ declared a member of the Detroit Advocates for the Blind.”

Read the full article by Noelle Belanger on our website 🔗 www.DetroitDisabilityPower.org/Media



ID: Community activists from the SSWC gathered in large numbers holding signs in front of the Spirit of Detroit for a press conference ahead of the council meeting (Photo by Cameron Harrison / People’s World) with bold white headline “Detroit working class unites for a peoples’ city budget”