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

By Theresa Metzmaker | November 9, 2023 |
[Image Description: Circle with the text 2023 Adoption Advocate Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, inside. The circle also includes the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Logo a white sketch of a person with their arms in the air in the center of a heart. End Image Description]

  Lansing, 11/8/2023: Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) is thrilled to announce its recognition as an Adoption Advocate by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for the year 2023, joining organizations that are leading the way in providing robust adoption benefit programs. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, in partnership with RTI International, conducts an annual survey to identify the…

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A Fidgetarium of Possibility

By Laura Hall | June 1, 2021

One of my minor autistic traits is fidgeting. When I was a kid, I had to learn how to do hidden fidgeting, because people (especially adults) thought fidgeting meant I wasn’t paying attention, or I was acting weird. Actually, I needed to fidget to focus my attention, though I didn’t understand that at the time.…

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AT for Gardening: Containers and Beds

By Jen | May 26, 2020

By Aimee Sterk, LMSW, MATP Staff I’ve been a gardener for years and a vegetable gardener for at least a decade. I joined a vegetable garden farm share program about 20 years ago and loved the fresh veggies from down the road and began exploring some easy options to grow some myself. My farm share…

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Stay Home, Stay Safe with Amazon’s Alexa

By Aimee Sterk | May 12, 2020

By Laura Hall, MATP Staff In the video linked to this blog, I demonstrate just a few of the things you can do with Amazon’s Alexa that could be helpful during this time of “Stay Home, Stay Safe”. The device used in this video is the Echo First Generation, but I also mention the Echo…

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AT for Cutting Without Cuts in the Kitchen: a Vlog!

By Kathryn Wyeth | April 23, 2020

By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff Due to precautions related Covid-19, many of us are cooking from home more.  For someone whose disability impacts their vision, fine motor, hand dexterity, and upper body strength and coordination, cutting and chopping food can be challenging.  Assistive Technology (AT) devices are available that may help.  In the…

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Wearable AT for Navigation!

By Kathryn Wyeth | February 26, 2020

By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff In a previous AT blog post, I shared that I have a disability that impacts my ability to navigate.  When I walk, bike, drive, etc., without my GPS, I can’t work out where I am or how I need to get where I need to go.  More than…

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Yay for Bidets!!!

By Jen | January 10, 2020
A bidet seat with arm controls the options on the arm controls read: stop, rear, soft rear, front, dryer

By Aimee Sterk, LMSW, MATP Staff My friend, Joe Stramondo, is a great many number of things, a dad, a philosopher and professor, a disability justice activist, and he is a champion of bidets, spreading word near and far of just how awesome they are.  According to Joe, “Self-reliance when using the toilet is generally…

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