disability
Comprehensive Therapy Center is blowing off some STEAM this Fall
by (CTC_GR)
Submitted 09-06-2022 under NONPROFITS
Comprehensive Therapy Center is blowing off some STEAM this fall with the launch of our newest program, Learning Labs: Full STEAM Ahead! This program is designed to introduce 2-5 years olds to the concepts of STEAM, (Science, Technology, Engineering...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How Should We be Inclusive of Persons with Disabilities?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 06-03-2019 under OPINION
Linda B. asks, “How do religious institutions show themselves to be open to folks with disabilities both visible and not visible?” Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds:...
COAST program brings together community members, students to increase understanding, advocacy for disability rights
by (Lizzie Kazmiers...)
Submitted 08-28-2018 under OPINION
Disability Advocates of Kent County is an organization specializing in a number of services to improve the lives of people with disabilities throughout the Grand Rapids area. In recent years they have partnered with Grand Valley State University...
Catalyst Radio: Interview with Lyonel LaGrone on working towards a local human rights ordinance
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-27-2018 under NONPROFITS
On today’s Catalyst Radio hour, Lyonel LaGrone, Policy Liaison at Linc Up, will talk about his efforts to strengthen Grand Rapids’s civil rights ordinance in an effort to stop discrimination in our city. To learn more or get involved,...
LINC holds town hall discussing civil rights ordinance proposal
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-19-2018 under NEWS
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, more than 50 people attended a town hall at LINC UP to discuss a Civil Rights ordinance proposal for the City of Grand Rapids. Jeremy DeRoo, Executive Director of LINC UP opened the meeting and welcomed attendees....
Contentious GRPS school board meeting over special education, calls to remove superintendent
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-17-2018 under NEWS
A Grand Rapids Public Schools board meeting held on April 16, 2018 was a contentious meeting, preceded by a protest outside the administration buildings by special education advocates and ending in shouting and a call to the Grand Rapids Police...
New ordinance proposal calls for Civil Rights Department, robust anti-discrimination legislation in Grand Rapids
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-13-2018 under NEWS
“The citizens in Grand Rapids are totally unprotected from discrimination, totally. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has a couple good investigators and I mean a couple,” says Lyonel LaGrone, Policy Liaison for LINC UP, a local...
Deaf and Hard of Hearing camp provides fun, connection for kids
by (ncluley)
Submitted 08-08-2017 under OPINION
At Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D&HHS) Kids Camp, the kids come here so that they can have fun, experience things they may not otherwise experience, and learn new ways to communicate, much like all the other summer camps that kids from all over...
Trolling under rainbow bridge
by (kwesirobertson)
Submitted 07-31-2017 under OPINION
After writing the article Navigating Through Pride and Prejudice about what it’s like to be black and gay during Pride, I needed to regroup. I had this pit in my stomach and started circling the black, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue...
Elevating Voices: Community Media Center showcases locally produced videos exploring identity, race, disability at Wealthy Theatre
by (George)
Submitted 04-18-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
On Wednesday night, Grand Rapids Community Media Center (GRCMC) will present a special showcase of video productions created during the Elevating Voices project. Elevating Voices is a multi-year project of GRCMC created to raise the visibility of...