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Registration Open: Parents Weekend- Raising Children with Disabilities with Disability Pride

Registration and payment for the 2024 Raising Children with Disabilities: With Disability Pride. A Weekend of Learning and Celebration for Parents* of Children with Disabilities….

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Registration Open: Parents Weekend- Raising Children with Disabilities with Disability Pride

Registration and payment for the 2024 Raising Children with Disabilities: With Disability Pride. A Weekend of Learning and…

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Drawing of a plant in a pot. There is a drawing of a watering can pouring hearts on the plant. In the corner, there is the text "stop harming

The Harmful Impact of Using the Word “Crazy” with Children: A Call for Change

Dear individuals who work with children, Please stop using the word “crazy”. I am saying this from a…

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MDRC Recognized as an Adoption Advocate by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

  Lansing, 11/8/2023: Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) is thrilled to announce its recognition as an Adoption Advocate…

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A person with dark brown skin smiling in a tan and white polka dot shirt wearing glasses and white headphones sitting in a black wheelchair typing with a lounge space blurred in the background.

Make Your Voice Heard – Hearing Loss

This past week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Hearing Loss Association of America’s (HLAA) Annual…

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Make Your Voice Heard – Hearing Loss

By Kathryn Wyeth This past week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Hearing Loss Association of…

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A Fidgetarium of Possibility

One of my minor autistic traits is fidgeting. When I was a kid, I had to learn how…

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Access to Facebook

It is so wonderful to see advances in the social media platforms in recent years to make content…

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Woman using AT to work hands-free with puff device control, including voice control and additional asisstive devices besides computer

The Future of AT in Employment

Using AT to gain employment and support work over a lifetime has been a goal of our community…

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Zoomsgiving: Connecting While Decreasing Social Isolation & Loneliness

By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff When I think about Thanksgiving, I think about connecting with my…

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AT to Help with Wearing a Mask!

[Image description: the featured image of this video is of Jen Mullins, a white woman who has her…

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Smart 911: Your Path to Safety in a Disaster

One of the enduring problems for people with disabilities who…

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Are You Spring Cleaning? Consider using the ATXchange.org!

While the weather in this part of Michigan continues the long…

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Car parked on the street. No one appears to be in the driver seat.

My Driverless Car!

Post Foreword: Driverless cars seem to be in the news more and…

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the front page of the PTSD Coach App

Panic Attack? There’s an app for that!

I had my first panic attack exactly 3 years ago,…

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Transitioning from School to Life: AT Considerations

By Laura Hall, MATP Staffer Transitioning from school to life…

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The Little Joys of Text Browsers

Modern browsers are gigantic affairs, designed to manage the remarkable…

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