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FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The mission of The Arc Muskegon is to provide advocacy, education and support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families and actively support their inclusion, equality and participation in the community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 2021 Community Calendar
June 1 @ 8:00 am - June 30 @ 5:00 pmReady to React: An Emergency Preparedness Event
June 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Autism Alliance of Michigan is offering a new Watch Me Grow Training Program to educate parents, caregivers and service providers on how to identify and navigate developmental delays of young children from birth to five years of life.
These free trainings are offered at a variety of dates and times to fit your schedules.
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Watch Me Grow - Autism Alliance of Michigan
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The Autism Alliance of Michigan’s (AAoM) FREE virtual Watch Me Grow program helps parents and service providers build awareness and skills in order to recognize developmental milestones and key signs of autism and other developmental delays through training and education. Once a child is identifie...Community invited to paint mini canvases for mosaic at Lakeshore Art Festival
Community invited to paint mini canvases for mosaic at Lakeshore Art Festival
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Over 1,500 pieces of reclaimed wood are available for the project.COVID-19 has impacted all communities, including the over 61 million Americans who have disabilities. Approximately one in four Americans has a disability, yet current vaccination efforts do not consistently include them. Our friends at MI-DDI are one of 23 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) network centers strategically located across the country to reach local disability communities, and reduce access barriers. Their goal is to provide vaccination opportunity all eligible people with disabilities by the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26.
ddi.wayne.edu/covidvaccine
"Disability activism is empowering. There are ways to help that don’t require full-on commitment or a wholesale change in your life and personality. These tips are meant to be simple, though not necessarily easy. At least some of them are accessible to just about anyone, regardless of experience or expert knowledge."
www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2021/05/15/5-simple-ways-to-support-disability-activism/?sh=52...
5 Simple Ways To Support Disability Activism
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One of the keys to getting started is resolving not to center yourself from the outset. Be willing to share the stage and be a voice in a chorus. It truly can be as important and rewarding in disability activism to work behind the scenes as it is to be a lead actor or soloist.