Evan Frye Started as a SHREWD Attendee and is Now a National Invention Finalist
We we fortunate enough to get some time with Evan Copland who happens to have ASD to get the ins and outs of the challenges he has faced over the years and how it all led him to some national recognition though Frito-Lay Variety Packs Dreamvention Contest!
read moreRequest for URGENT Action: Medicaid Funding for Direct Care
REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION: Contact your House and Senate members urging them to support additional Medicaid funding for a $0.75 per hour wage increase for direct care workers in the Fiscal Year 2019 Supplemental Appropriations Budget. This allocation is intended to...
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First Sensory Friendly Tree Lighting Lights up The Mall at Partridge Creek
The Mall at Partridge Creek welcomed Autism Alliance of Michigan families to celebrate the holiday season with a sensory friendly tree lighting on Sunday, November 11th, 2018. Guests enjoyed apple cider, warm donuts, and delicious apples from Blake's Orchard. Children...
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ADVOCACY ALERT! Caregiver Staffing Crisis
THE ISSUE: CAREGIVER STAFFING CRISIS People with developmental disabilities or mental illness rely on direct care workers for essential supports which enable them to access their community, work, and live full, meaningful lives. Inadequate wages have created a...
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Annual Special Education Rally Insists it’s Time to Invest in our Students
Autism Alliance of Michigan was represented this week at the annual Special Education rally organized by Marcie Lipsett, an education advocate and founder of Michigan Alliance for Special Education. Families from across the state attended the event, demonstrating once...
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