National organization leading the fight against diabetes and for those affected by diabetes. The site provides information on diabetes, diet, advocacy, research and practice and much more.
Organization that provides information, referrals, employment services, transportation services, support, and advocacy services to people with disabilities. The Disability Network of the Upper Peninsula also works on a larger scale, helping local businesses, and other organizations to make changes that improves life for all individuals.
The Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council is an organization comprised of a governor’s appointed council that focuses on consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of people with disabilities. The Council promotes integration and full inclusion of people with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is a peer-run national technical assistance and resource center that fosters recovery, self-determination, and community inclusion. The Clearinghouse serves individuals with lived experience of a mental health condition, peer-run service and advocacy organizations, family members, mental health professionals and service providers, policy makers, and the public.
Website that parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. Includes resources, directories, a legal library and an advocacy library.
Organization that works in education, mental health systems, criminal justice employment and advocacy focused on the civil rights and full inclusion of adults and children with mental disabilities. The website also provides a resource library.
My Patient Rights is a website devoted to helping people who have been denied treatment or medicitnes, experienced delays or are dissatisfied with the decisions made by their health plan.
A united union of students, parents, educators, community professionals and consumers supporting and providing Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). The site provides trainings, webinars, information, resources and referrals to students, parents, educators and community agencies on educational rights and laws.
Organization that provides a variety of services, including behavioral health services and disability support services, including Life Skills Development, Activities of Daily Living Management, Case Management Liaison, Family Support, Transportation, Medication Reminders, Individual Service Planning, Structured Activities, Community Integration, Program Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement, Advocacy Services, 24-Hour On-Call Support, Respite, and Person-Centered Care.
The mission of the Autism Society of Michigan (ASM) is to assure full participation and self-determination in every aspect of life for each individual. We will realize this vision by opening avenues of self-advocacy and advocating on behalf of others in a way that values equity, respect, dignity and diversity in all communities. ASM is committed to empowering individuals with autism and their families by offering educational resources and materials, workshops, seminars and other services.