Crain’s Detroit Business – Op/Ed
For many Michigan families, mental illness and developmental disabilities are a fact of life. Their daily activities include providing high levels of… Read More
Ernie Reynolds Essay Contest
Ernie Reynolds Essay Contest 2020 Disability Rights Michigan (DRM) is proud to, once again, hold our annual essay contest in honor of… Read More
Interim Settlement Will Improve Mental Health Treatment of NGRI Patients
MDHHS to Develop New NGRI Protocols Lansing, MI – Disability Rights Michigan and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)… Read More
DRM Advocacy Improves Prison Conditions
Disability Rights Michigan DRM undertook three initiatives to improve access to assistive technology and other conditions faced by individuals with disabilities in… Read More
DRM Obtains Systemic Corrective Action in Special Education Complaint
Disability Rights Michigan DRM filed a special education administrative complaint on behalf of students with disabilities who were being funneled into a… Read More
Interim Settlement Improves Crisis Services for Children
Disability Rights Michigan DRM, The National Health Law Program, Mantese Honigman, P.C., and John Conway, P.C. filed suit against the State of… Read More
DRM, Others File Suit to Improve Outcomes from Medicaid Appeals.
Disability Rights Michigan Medicaid recipients have long had rights to “fair hearings” to challenge actions affecting their benefits. According to a new… Read More
Judy’s Story: Newfound Independence
Disability Rights Michigan 2016 As of July 2016, Judy Powell of Kalamazoo, Michigan is finally able to go outside with the help… Read More
A Stander for Kelsay
Disability Rights Michigan 2017 In 2016, 29 year old Kelsay Mannor, who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, was denied a stander by… Read More
LaKeisha Receives a Speech-Generating Device
Disability Rights Michigan 2019 Assistive Technology Improves Quality of Life In 2017, LaKeisha Cammon of Grand Blanc contacted DRM regarding her rights… Read More
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