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03/03/2023

Erin Oldaugh discusses the importance of her faith and how much she enjoys her role providing A/V support in her church services.

Erin Oldaugh discusses the importance of her faith and how much she enjoys her role providing A/V support in her church services.For more about Michigan Stor...

03/02/2023

Ceretta Willis and James Wesley, approaching their 30-year anniversary, talk employment, home ownership, but mostly about the consequences that the marriage penalty has had for them in terms of both financial uncertainty and family relationships.

Ceretta Willis and James Wesley, approaching their 30-year anniversary, talk employment, home ownership, but mostly about the consequences that the marriage ...

09/16/2022

"Don't leave your choices to someone else." Anna Dusbiber, Programs Coordinator with the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, discusses the difficulties she had in making educators and school administrators understand her vision of an inclusive life for herself when she was a young person. Now that she is an adult working in social services, her mission is to make sure young people with disabilities begin making their own plan for transition early in their education.

"Don't leave your choices to someone else." Anna Dusbiber, Programs Coordinator with the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, discusses the difficulties ...

09/08/2022

"Inclusion means not only having a seat at the table, but everyone at the table having their voice heard." Izzie Bullock discusses the physical and systematic exclusion she has encountered in her life. Her advice to lawmakers: "Sometimes inclusion is an afterthought. ... Now we need to go back and fix it. But when writing a law or passing a law, inclusion should be in the forefront." As the Employment Program Manager at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living she discusses the benefits to employers of hiring people with disabilities. Izzy's parting advice: "Speak up and speak loud."

"Inclusion means not only having a seat at the table, but everyone at the table having their voice heard." Izzie Bullock discusses the physical and systemati...

08/26/2022

Holly Hollins discusses her journey from living abroad in China to disability rights advocacy. She also discusses the very personal decision of when to disclose your disability to your employer.

Holly Hollins discusses her journey from living abroad in China to disability rights advocacy. She also discusses the very personal decision of when to discl...

08/04/2022

“Before you can talk about inclusion, you’ve got to live inclusion. So get out there. Let people know who you are, what you’re doing.” If you are passionate about it, even if you can’t physically do the main activity, find a role for yourself. Sheryl Stumbaugh discusses her passion for adaptive sports and the struggle to remain in her community. Many renters won’t accept Section Eight housing vouchers and have suggested that she live someplace else. But she doesn’t want to live someplace else, because she is a part of that community and her natural supports are there.

"Inclusion has meant different things to me throughout my life." Sheryl Stumbaugh discusses the struggle to remain in her community. Renters who won't accept...

07/21/2022

"On the ground, really, your local and state government are who needs to hear your voice." Renee Echols, Peer Support and Advocacy Specialist at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, discusses advocating for inclusive infrastructure with your local government, the major barrier of the lack of funding and the challenges of speaking up when coping with challenges of lifelong trauma and internalized oppression.

"On the ground, really, your local and state government are who needs to hear your voice." Renee Echols, Peer Support and Advocacy Specialist at the Ann Arbo...

07/07/2022

Jeanine Rowe discusses how the Americans with Disabilities Act hasn’t kept pace with technological changes in accessibility, especially the advances in power chairs. "Technology has advanced, so other things need to change with it."

Jeanine Rowe discusses how the Americans with Disabilities Act hasn't kept pace with technological changes in accessibility.For more about Michigan Storytell...

06/24/2022

Catherine Hein goes in-depth about the Direct Support Provider crisis. She discusses how the low compensation levels established by the government reduces the availability of support professionals, how wage and benefit competition makes other employment more attractive to potential DSP workers and how DSPs do not receive professional respect consonant with their professional responsibilities – and ultimately how the DSP crisis undermines the independence of people with disabilities.

Catherine Hein goes in-depth about the Direct Support Provider crisis. She discusses how the low compensation levels established by the government reduces th...

05/18/2022

Tonnieo Graves tells his personal story of homelessness and discusses the difficulty of transportation for people with disabilities.

Tonnieo Graves tells his personal story of homelessness and discusses the difficulty of transportation for people with disabilities.For more about Michigan S...

04/14/2022

Angel Irvin discusses employment at Walmart, but mostly her passion for triathlons, 5ks and other endurance sports and the Adaptive Sports Club at MSU.

A really good support system is the key to inclusion, but transportation short-fallings undermine Angel's ability to work for Walmart as she and her employer would both like. "Having that freedom to go when you want to go is one of the biggest barriers to inclusion." (East Lancing, Michigan, 1 November 2021)

Angel Irvin discusses employment at Walmart, but mostly her passion for triathlons, 5ks and other endurance sports and the Adaptive Sports Club at MSU.A real...

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1101 15th Street NW, Ste 2016
Washington D.C., DC
22305

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https://tash.org/MIStorytellers4Change

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