Community Drive

25/02/2024

Our next Independent Facilitation Review Session is May 9th. Have you heard about Independent Facilitation and want to know more? Want an Independent Facilitator in your next Person-Centered Plan? Have you thought about becoming a trained Independent Facilitator? Feel free to attend our next informational session. These webinars are for:

1) People with disabilities.
2) Family members
3) Supports Coordinators
4) Anyone who wants to learn more.

Next Session: May 9th, 2024, 10:00-11:00 AM

For information on registration visit: https://bit.ly/3SFESzo

For alternative materials contact Angela Martin by May 2nd, 2024

Email: Angela.Martin@wayne.edu

Phone: 313-577-2654

17/02/2024

MI-LEND 2024-2025 Application is Open Until May 1

The application period for the 2024-2025 MI-LEND Long-Term Trainee Cohort year is now open! Please read more about who is eligible to apply and what materials you will need to complete the application. The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2024.

View or download the MI-LEND flyer to learn more:
https://ddi.wayne.edu/mi-lend/2024-25-mi-lend-recruitment-flyer.pdf

Visit the application page:
https://ddi.wayne.edu/milendapp

19/07/2023

22/06/2023

I am thrilled to support The Arc of Bay County. Check out the little library! Just one of the new things you can find at The Arc😊

01/05/2023

Here is a quick way to take action to make sure that our direct support workforce can be sustained

Take Action Now!
Without Direct Care Workers, Michigan’s behavioral health system will collapse. In fact, it’s already beginning to do so.
Let members of the Legislature know you expect them to protect Michigan’s most vulnerable residents by ensuring adequate compensation for the state’s Direct Care Workers. Connecting with your lawmakers only takes seconds.
https://app.civiclick.com/campaign-widget?campaign_ref=2081

13/04/2023

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Her Power, Her Pride! Registration is open! With a middle school event open for the first time!

Are you a high school or middle school age girl (cis, trans, and nonbinary) with a disability looking to take charge of your life? Do you want to learn how to be a leader, advocate for yourself and others, gain confidence in yourself, and meet other teen girls looking for the same? Look no further than Her Power! Her Pride! (Her Power!)

Her Power! is a unique, four-day, three-night program designed for teen girls with disabilities and run by women with disabilities. Our program is built on the best practices of the disability justice community and emerging research in female development. It goes beyond self-esteem programming to provide a venue for real self-empowerment. At Her Power!, you'll learn about disability pride, community, and history.

You'll develop your self-confidence and advocacy skills through various interactive leadership activities, shining your light and showcasing your unique talents. Together we will challenge media and societal messages that tell us how to act, who to be, and what to look like. We will undo stereotypes and shatter myths about what it means to be a girl with a disability. We will learn from each other and how to teach the world how we see ourselves. Together, we will promote critical thinking and eliminate shame while developing leadership skills and encouraging self-acceptance.

Register today! Registration Form available at https://forms.gle/kFxLLNUFf89jtWeo9

Learn more about Her Power, Her Pride at https://letasolutions.org/her-power/her-power-michigan/

[Image Description: Photo of teen girls with various disabilities sitting together and appear to be singing and clapping. Flyer has Her Power! Her Pride! logo, MDRC logo and LETA Solutions logo. Text on flyer says "Let Her Power! Her Pride! Help you unleash your inner leader and take control of your future." End Image Description.]

12/09/2022

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We will spend this week recognizing our hard working Direct Support Professionals 🙌

09/07/2022

There is still time to register for the Supporting Real Lives Symposium July 26, 2022!

Join the Michigan Community of Practice for Supporting Families July 26, 2022, to learn about Charting the LifeCourse, an innovative planning approach that supports planning, problem-solving and decision-making that can be used across the lifespan and in all life areas.

The Charting the LifeCourse Framework was created BY FAMILIES to help individuals and families of all abilities and all ages develop a vision for a good life, think about what they need to know and do, identify how to find or develop supports, and discover what it takes to live the lives they want to live. Charting the LifeCourse also provides professionals with a framework and tools to empower and support individuals and their families.

This virtual workshop will:
• Introduce the Charting the LifeCourse Framework as a foundation for working with people, and helping them plan for their “good life”
• Provide real life examples and strategies that can be used to develop a plan towards their “good life”

Who should attend:
Self-advocates, family members, community mental health agency staff, child welfare providers, early intervention and healthcare providers, teachers, transition coordinators, refugee and immigrant service providers, juvenile justice organizations, foster care service providers, support group organizers, medical professionals, older adult service providers, children and adult mental health providers, disability service and support organizations, social workers, independent facilitators and support coordinators, peer mentors.

Please register by July 11th.

Registration link to attend: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SDPJQWC

For more information on Charting the LifeCourse, please visit www.lifecoursetools.com

Questions? Please contact Tracy Vincent at vincentt1@michigan.gov

[Image Description]: An informational flyer for the Supporting Real Lives Symposium on July 26, 2022 from 9:00am-12:00pm.

[Image Text]: Join the Michigan Community of Practice for Supporting Families to learn about Charting the LifeCourse, an innovative planning approach that supports planning, problem-solving and decision-making that can be used across the lifespan and in all life areas.

This virtual symposium will:
• Introduce the Charting the LifeCourse Framework as a foundation for working with people, and helping them plan for their life.
• Provide real life examples and strategies that can be used to develop a plan towards their “good life”.

How to know if this event is for you:
• If you provide support to children, youth, adults and/or families.
• If you provide support coordination/case management to assist children, youth, adults and/or families in planning for a good quality of life.
• If you support people transitioning into different life stages across the lifespan.

Register by July 11th at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SDPJQWC

All registrants will receive the Zoom link 2 days prior to the symposium.

Questions? Please contact Tracy Vincent at vincentt1@michigan.gov

All people have the right to live, love, work, play and pursue their aspirations.

14/05/2022

Supported decision making is an alternative to guardianship that helps people identify what they need support with, who they want support from, and how much support they need. Instead of a guardian making the decision for someone, the person can get advice that helps them make the decision that's right for them.

Michigan has recently received a 5-year grant to help develop more alternatives to guardianship like supported decision making!

If you or a loved one has questions about supported decision making and alternatives to guardianship, visit https://linktr.ee/disabilityrightsmi (Link In Bio) or call (517) 487-1755/(800) 288-5923 (Voice).

[DT] Text top reads What is supported decision making? Graphic is of a young man with a backpack with three arrows from him leading to an image of money, a calendar, and a doctor's symbol, the next arrow leading to a group of people, and the third arrow leading to colored arrows representing decision paths. Text next to the first arrow reads Person decides what they need help managing. Text next to the people reads Picks trusted people to get advice from. Text next to decision arrows reads People help the person choose, instead of deciding for them.

09/05/2022

A conservator who took a 95-year-old man’s debit card on a shopping spree at Victoria’s Secret.

27/02/2022

08/02/2022

I have participated with this great program for a few years. Check it out!

The Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities (MI-LEND) program is now accepting trainee applications for the 2022-2023 cohort year!

Potential trainees have until May 1, 2022 to apply. MI-LEND is an interdisciplinary leadership training program that provides experiential training for Michigan's emerging leaders in disability.

Trainees can be from anywhere in the state of Michigan, but need to be at least one of the following:

- A student currently enrolled in a Masters program or accepted for the fall semester (Fall 2022)
- Doctoral students
- Post-doctoral students and fellows
- Residents
- Community professionals who have completed the basic professional level of training in their disciplines
- Family members of an individual with a disability (parent, sibling)
- Individuals with disabilities (Self-advocates)

Use the link below to access the MI-LEND flier and learn more: https://bit.ly/34u4tGp

17/11/2021

September 2021 In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Janks, Associate Director of Training and Education at MI-DDI, about transitioning young people with disabilities to adulthood and promoting their independence. Elizabeth maps out the steps a parent o

30/10/2021

Disability rights organizations filed friend-of-the-court briefs today urging the Supreme Court to uphold disability rights by rejecting CVS’s attempt to dismantle non-discrimination protections under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The case, CVS v. Doe, involves a CVS-managed prescription ...

21/09/2021

We are excited to announce that Wayne State University has received a $2.6 million HRSA grant renewal to continue MI-DDI's statewide neurodevelopmental disabilities leadership education!

Read the press release: https://bit.ly/3nUyGpG
Learn more about the MI-LEND program: https://ddi.wayne.edu/milend

17/09/2021

15/09/2021

Michigan’s Direct Care Workers are being honored this week, but the true honor comes when we pay them adequately for their efforts on behalf of vulnerable residents. Add your voice! https://bit.ly/3zVobFu