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Wayne County, Michigan
More complete information on Michigan page for many of these organizations
• BLIND • BRAIN & SPINAL CORD INJURY • CHRONIC ILLNESS • CROSS DISABILITY •
• DEAF & HARD OF HEARING • DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY • EDUCATION •
• MENTAL HEALTH • REHABILITATION • SENIORS • TRANSPORTATION • OTHER/ALLIES •If you would like to be added to this page, please contact:
BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED
DRIS, c/o WDET-FM
4600 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
http://www.wdetfm.org/dris/
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
http://www.gdabvi.org
Michigan Commission for the Blind
3038 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 4-450
Detroit, MI 48202-6038
http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313---,00.html
National Federation of the Blind
1212 North Foster Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48912-3309
http://www.nfbmi.org
Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
30555 Michigan Avenue
Westland, MI 48186-5310
http://wayneregional.lib.mi.us/
Detroit Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
3666 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48208
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/lbph/LBPH_index.htm
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic: Michigan Unit
5600 Rochester Road
Troy, MI 48085
http://www.rfbd.org/Michigan_Unit.htm
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BRAIN & SPINAL CORD INJURY
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
8619 W. Grand River, Suite I
Brighton, MI 48116-2334
http://www.biami.org
Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
261 Mack Boulevard Room 520
Detroit, MI 48201
http://www.semtbis.org/
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CHRONIC ILLNESS
Midwest AIDS Prevention Project
429 Livernois
Ferndale, MI 48220
http://www.aidsprevention.org/contact.htm
AIDS Partnership Michigan
1423 Field Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
http://www.aidspartnership.org/
ALS of Michigan, Inc.
21311 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200
Southfield, MI
http://www.alsofmi.org
Arthritis Foundation - Michigan Chapter
1050 Wilshire Drive, Suite 302
Troy, MI 48084-1564
http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=29
American Cancer Society
Metro Detroit
18505 W Twelve Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48076
Chronic Illness Coalition
P.O. Box 3206
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48333
http://www.cicmich.org/
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
24359 Northwestern Highway, #225
Southfield, MI 48075
http://www.jdrfdetroit.org
American Heart Association-Detroit
4445 Northwestern Hwy
Southfield, MI 48075
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200231
Epilepsy Foundation Michigan
20300 Civic Center Dr Ste 250
Southfield, MI 48076-4128
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/michigan/
American Lung Association of Michigan
25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 401
Oak Park, MI 48237
http://www.alam.org/
Lupus Foundation
26507 Harper
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
http://www.milupus.org/
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation - Detroit
17117 West Nine Mile Rd, Ste 1409
Southfield, MI 48075
http://www.mgadetroit.org/
National MS Society
21311 Civic Center Drive
Southfield , MI 48076
http://www.nmssmi.org
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
1200 6th St, Suite 316
Detroit, MI 48226-2418
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/msa/cshcs/cshcs.htm
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CROSS DISABILITY
ADAPT - Michigan
37601 Grantland
Livonia, Michigan 48150
Detroit Rescue Mission
150 Stimson
Detroit, MI 48321
http://www.drmm.org/
Disability Network/ Detroit - Wayne County
5555 Conner #2075
Detroit, 48213
http://www.detroitmetrocil.org
Dearborn Commission on Disability Concerns
City of Dearborn
2951 Greenfield
Dearborn, MI 48120
http://www.dearborn-disabilities.org
Roger McCarville's Disabilities Today TV Show
1441 Maple
Troy MI 48083
VSA Arts of Michigan
100 W. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48201
http://www.vsami.org
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DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, and COMMUNICATION
Detroit Association of the Deaf
P.O. Box 71895
Madison Hgts, Michigan 48071
Chris Schultz: cpschultz73 (at) comcast.net
http://www.detroitdeafclub.org/Michigan SHHH (Support groups in Dearborn, Garden City, Taylor
P.O. Box 4808
Troy, MI 48099-4808
http://www.mi-shhh.org/mishhh1_002.htm
Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing & Speech Services
2929 Covington Court, Suite 200
Lansing, Michigan 48912-4939
http://www.madhs.org
Michigan State Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
201 N. Washington Square, Suite 150
Lansing, MI 48909
http://www.mcdc-dodhh.org
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DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (begin before age 21)
ARC Dearborn/ D.Heights
27325 W Warren Avenue
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
ARC Detroit
51 West Hancock
Detroit, 48123ARC NW Wayne
26049 Five Mile Road
Redford, MI 48239
http://www.thearcnw.orgARC Grosse Pointe/ Harper Woods
833 University Pl
Grosse Pointe City, MI 48230-1264
http://www.thearcgphw.orgARC Downriver
4212 Thirteenth Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192
http://www.arcdownriver.org
ARC Western Wayne
2257 S. Wayne Road
Westland, MI 48186
26049 Five Mile Road
Redford, MI 48239
http://www.thearcww.org
Autism Society - Western Wayne County
20573 Negaunee
Redford, Michigan
Wayne County Society for Autistic Citizens
1525 Buhl Building
535 Griswald
Detroit, Michigan 482260
http://comnet.org/waysac
CAUSE – Metro Detroit
15565 Northland #506 E
Southfield, 48075
http://www.causeonline.org/
United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075
http://www.ucpdetroit.org
Community Living Services
Metro Place
35425 Michigan Avenue
Wayne, MI 48184
http://www.comlivserv.com/
Cystic Fibrosis Metropolitan Detroit Chapter
2265 Livernois, Suite 410
Troy, MI 48099
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/michigan-eastern/
Developmental Disabilities Council
Lewis-Cass Building
Lansing, MI 48913
http://www.michigan.gov
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
http://www.wayne.edu/DDI
Easter Seals Michigan
1105 N. Telegraph
Waterford, MI 48328
http://www.mi.easterseals.com
Learning Disabilities Association - Detroit
c/o Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
200 Museum Dr. Ste. 101
Lansing, MI 48933
http://www.ldaofmichigan.org
Little People of America – Motor City
Dee Dee Allemon: bdbaallemon@peoplepc.com
http://www.lpad5.org
Parent Support and Advocacy Program, Inc.
29200 Vassar Road, Suite 500
Livonia, MI 48152
(734) 266-9300
Services to Enhance Potential
2941 South Gulley Road
Dearborn, MI 48124-3160
http://www.stepcentral.org/
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EDUCATION - POST SECONDARY , Disability Services
Schoolcraft College
Bradner Library, room L119
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan 48152
http://www.schoolcraft.edu/lac/disability.asp
Madonna University
Office of Disibility Resources
3660 Schoolcraft
Livonia, MI 48150
http://www.madonna.edu/pages/odr.cfm
Wayne County Community College
Central Administration
801 W. Fort St.
Detroit, MI 48226
http://www.wcccd.edu/current_students/disability_services.asp
Wayne State University
5155 Gullen Mall, 1600 UG Library
Detroit, MI 48202
(313)577-1851
TTY (313) 577-3365
Jane Depriester-Morandini: eas@wayne.edu
University of Michigan - Dearborn
4901 Evergreen
Dearborn, MI 48128
http://www.umd.umich.edu/support/disability.htm
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MENTAL HEALTH
Behavioral Health Professionals, Inc. (BHPi)
1333 Brewery Park, #300
Detroit, MI 48207
http://www.bhpnet.org
Depression & Bipolar Support Association - Metro Detroit
Mary A. Bozenski
P.O. Box 32531
Detroit, MI 48232-0531
http://www.dbsa-metrodetroit.org
Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency
640 Temple, 8th Floor
Detroit, MI 48201
http://www.waynecounty.com/mhealth/default.htm
Mental Health Association in Michigan
30233 Southfield Road, Ste. 220
Southfield, Michigan 48076
http://www.mha-mi.org/
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 219
Southfield, MI 48076
http://www.michkids.org
NAMI – Downtown Detroit
P.O. Box 07370
Detroit, MI 48207
http://mi.nami.org
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REHABILITATION
Detroit Workforce Network
5555 Conner
Detroit, MI 48213
http://www.detroitworkforcenetwork.org/
Goodwill Industries
9622 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48204
http://www.goodwilldetroit.org/
Michigan Rehabilitation Services - DLEG
201 N. Washington Square, Victor Office Center
1st Floor Lansing, MI 48913
Locate local office: http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25392_40237_40244_40913_41068-17893--,00.html
Women in Community Service
5555 Conner # 3220
Detroit, MI 48213
http://www.wics.org/
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SENIORS
Area Agency On Aging - The Senior Alliance, Inc.
3850 Second St., Suite 201
Wayne, Michigan 48184
http://www.aaa1c.org/
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
1333 Brewery Park Blvd, # 200
Detroit, Michigan 48207
http://www.daaa1a.org/DAAA/
Gray Panthers
PO Box 37033
Oak Park, MI 48237
http:// www.graypanthersmetrodetroit.org
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TRANSPORTATION
Detroit Area Regional Transportation Authority (DARTA)
One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1900
Detroit, Michigan 48232
darta@darta.info
http://www.darta.info
D-DOT
City of Detroit
1301 E. Warren
Detroit, MI 48207
Stamina Brooks: stabro@ddot.ci.detroit.mi.us
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/ddot/index.html
SMART
660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 900
Detroit, MI 48226
ADA Coordinator: Michael Patten: mpatten (at)smartbus.org
http://www.smartbus.org
Transportation Riders United
500 Griswold St, Suite 1650
Detroit, MI 48226
trumember@detroittransit.org
http://www.detroittransit.org
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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS/ ALLIES without a disability focus
ACCESS (Arab Community)
2651 Saulino Court
Dearborn, MI 48120
http://www.accesscommunity.org/
Latino Family Services
3815 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48216
http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/di/partners/latinofamily.html
North American Indian Association of Detroit
22720 Plymouth Rd.
Detroit, MI 48239
Tel 313-535-2966
Info@NAIADetroit.org
http://www.naiadetroit.org
Triangle Foundation
Michigan's statewide civil rights, advocacy and anti-violence organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
19641 Seven Mile Rd.
Detroit, MI 48219
313-537-3323
Sean Kosofsky: sean (at) tri.org
http://www.tri.org
Michigan Equality
Dedicated to building and using political power to promote equality and eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
P.O. Box 13133
Lansing, MI 48901
David.Lascu (at) detnews.com
http://www.michiganequality.org/
Women in Community Service
A non-profit that works to reduce the number of young women living in poverty by promoting self-reliance.
5555 Conner # 3220
Detroit, MI 48213
Karen Garrett: wicskg05 (at) aol.com
http://www.wics.org/
NOW (National Oorganization of Women) Michigan
http://www.michnow.org/NOW Detroit
PO Box 21446
Detroit, MI 48221
Sandy Hardwick: jsh34sp (at) SBCglobal.net
NOW Downriver
17689 Parke Lane
Gross Ile, MI 48138
Irene Z. Will: izwill (at) comcast.netOne United Michigan
Defend affirmative action programs that provide opportunities for women and minorities for better jobs and education.
P.O. Box 81156
Lansing, Michigan 48908
Detroit/ Kim Trent: trentandcoleman (at) aol.com
Wayne County/ Paula Bowman: pebowman (at) comcast.net
Wayne County/ Harry Kalogerakos :hkalo (at)comcast.net
http://www.oneunitedmichigan.org
NAACP – Detroit
2990 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
http://www.detroitnaacp.org
Detroit Urban League
208 Mack Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
http://www.deturbanleague.org/
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