Past Events
JANUARY 2022
MI-DDI Events
WED | JANUARY 12 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Empowerment Education: Supporting Growth through Opportunity & Choices and Introduction to Dual Diagnosis
VIRTUAL | Participants will learn about information about how to support people with disabilities in making their own choices without influencing them in their decision-making. The presentation will also dicsuss the topic of dual diagnosis - a person simultaneously diagnosed with an intellectual disability and a mental health concern.
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WED | JANUARY 12 at 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Let's Talk About the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Rule
VIRTUAL | Participants will learn about the Home and Community Based Services Final Rule through HCBS Trainers sharing their experiences. The HCBS Trainers will discuss the importance of the HCBS Rule and it's impact on services and supports for individuals with disabilities.
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Partner Events
No scheduled events at this time.
FEBRUARY 2022
MI-DDI Events
TUES | FEBRUARY 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Navigating Medicare for Caregivers
VIRTUAL | Andre Robinson of Advise Insurance will be leading a webinar focused on navigating Medicare for caregivers of individuals with disabilities..
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Partner Events
No scheduled events at this time.
MARCH 2022
MI-DDI Events
No scheduled events at this time.
Partner Events
THURS | MARCH 24 at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Detroit Disability Justice Movement
VIRTUAL | The third event in Wayne State University School of Social Work's Disability Justice Series will host a panel discussion exploring the disability justice movement in our own backyard.
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APRIL 2022
MI-DDI Events
WED | APRIL 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Empowerment Education: Supporting Growth through Opportunity and Choice, Person-Centered Planning: Valuing the Contributions of Direct Support Professionals
VIRTUAL | These two trainings will give information on how to support people with disabilities in making their own choices without influencing them in their decision-making and planning for the future.
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THURS | APRIL 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Empowerment Education: Direct Support Professionals - Your Career Opportunity
VIRTUAL | Participants will learn to identify the job requirements and expectations for a Direct Support Professional, including salary and education. Participants will also learn how to: Understand how to successfully make the Direct Support Profession a career path, and discover options to work directly for a person with a disability or through an agency
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Partner Events
TUES | APRIL 19 at 6:00 p.m.
MI SIBS Virtual Gathering Series
VIRTUAL | Topic: Where are we now and how to use person-centered planning to move forward
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MAY 2021
MI-DDI Events
TUES & THURS | MAY 4 & 6 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day
Independent Facilitator Training
VIRTUAL | IF Training hosted by The Arc of Midland and MI-DDI. Attendees must be 18+, able to pass background check, and not employed by a Community Mental Health or a contracted provider agency.
Register by April 20, 2021
MON | MAY 17 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Empowerment Education: Stress Mangement
VIRTUAL | This training is designed to help participants learn about how to recognize and deal with workplace stress
Register by May 14, 2021
Partner Events
THURS | MAY 6 from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
MORC Training: Let's Talk About the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Rule
VIRTUAL | Featuring a panel of five HCBS Trainers from Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute.
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TUES & WED | MAY 11 & 12 from 10:00 am - 1:30 pm on May 11 and from 10:00 am - 3:30 pm on May 12
Michigan Family Summit
VIRTUAL | Join us to learn about the Charting the LifeCourse. We will learn about tools that can be used at every life stage to enhance a person-centered approach that support a person to reach their vision of a "good life."
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THURS | MAY 13 from 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Transition Planning and Support Systems
VIRTUAL | Join this MI-UCP Assistive Technology Talk session, a series of discussions about the impact that assistive technology can have on the disability community and how it can be utilized to close the disability divide.
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JUNE 2022
MI-DDI Events
No scheduled events at this time.
Partner Events
TUES | JUNE 21 at 6:00 p.m.
MI SIBS Virtual Gathering Series
VIRTUAL | Topic: The emotional impact of being a sibling to a person with a disability
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JULY 2021
MI-DDI Events
No scheduled events at this time.
Partner Events
THURS | JULY 8 from 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Finding, Trying, and Funding AT
VIRTUAL | Join this MI-UCP Assistive Technology Talk session, a series of discussions about the impact that assistive technology can have on the disability community and how it can be utilized to close the disability divide.
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AUGUST 2021
MI-DDI Events
MON, TUES, WED, & THURS | AUGUST 9, 10, 11, & 12 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm each day
Independent Facilitator Training
VIRTUAL | IF Training hosted by The Arc of Midland and MI-DDI. Attendees must be 18+, able to pass background check, and not employed by a Community Mental Health or a contracted provider agency.
Register by July 26, 2021
WED | AUGUST 18 at 6:00 p.m.
MI-SIBS: Virtual Gathering
VIRTUAL | Join MI-SIBS in this virtual gathering to talk about supports for your sibling throughout their life.
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WED | AUGUST 25 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
FEMA Virtual Speakers Panel: Resources and Information for Individuals in Southeast Michigan Impacted by the Late June Storms and Flooding
VIRTUAL | Please join FEMA and MI-DDI as we host a Zoom session featuring a panel of experts speaking about resources available for individuals affected by the late June flooding and severe storms in Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
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Partner Events
WED | AUGUST 4 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
What's Going On?: The intersection of disability and race
VIRTUAL | This session, hosted by the Wayne State Office of Multicultural Student Engagement, will explore the unique challenges of individuals with disabilities who are also people of color. The experience of living within two (or more) marginalized groups is one that brings a level of difficulty worth considering as we all move throughout life.
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THURS | AUGUST 12 from 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Built-In Accessibility in PCs and MACs
VIRTUAL | Join this MI-UCP Assistive Technology Talk session, a series of discussions about the impact that assistive technology can have on the disability community and how it can be utilized to close the disability divide.
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WED & THURS | AUGUST 25 & 26 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
2021 Virtual Self-Determination Conference
VIRTUAL | This free conference contains content appropriate for all individuals who receive services, family members, case managers, supports coordinators, clinicians, CMH administrative and clinical staff, providers, HCBS, and waiver coordinators, fiscal intermediaries and independent facilitators.
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SEPTEMBER 2021
MI-DDI Events
THURS | SEPTEMBER 9 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
An Overview of Independent Facilitation
VIRTUAL | Attendees will learn what Independent Facilitation is, and how it can be useful in Person-Centered Planning. Barriers and strategies for using Independent Facilitation will also be discussed.
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FRI | SEPTEMBER 17 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hour to Empower: Let's Talk About the HCBS Rule
VIRTUAL | In this webinar, our Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) trainers will educate individuals and families on the importance of the HCBS Rule and its impact on services and supports.
Register by sending an email to Traininginfo@swmbh.org with the subject line, "Hour to Empower"
WED | SEPTEMBER 22 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Webinar: Conflict Resolution Strategies to Engage Autistic Individuals, People with Developmental Disabilities, and Caregivers
VIRTUAL | This webinar will teach participants to better understand how having a disability may make it more difficult to communicate in potentially tense situations. There will be a panel of autistic young adults, discussing how they handle conflicts and interventions they use to diffuse difficult situations. Participants may be sixteen years of age and older.
Register by emailing Andrea Ritter at andrea.ritter@wayne.edu
WED | SEPTEMBER 22 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Empowerment Education: Person-Centered Planning and Living a Self-Determined Life
VIRTUAL | The Michigan Empowerment Education Training Initiative is a curriculum that was developed by the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute (MI-DDI) to address the training needs of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), service providers, and people with disabilities.
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Partner Events
No scheduled events at this time.
OCTOBER 2021
MI-DDI Events
WED | OCTOBER 20 at 6:00 p.m.
MI-SIBS: Virtual Gathering
VIRTUAL | Join MI-SIBS in this virtual gathering to talk about supports for your sibling throughout their life.
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WED | OCTOBER 27 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Empowerment Education: Conflict Resolution and Ten Assertive Steps
VIRTUAL | Join the Empowerment Education training team for two webinars, Conflict Resolution and Ten Successful & Assertive Steps for Working with Professionals.
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Partner Events
THURS | OCTOBER 7 at 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Demystifying Disability: The Student Perspective
VIRTUAL | The first event in the Disability Justice Series is hosted by the Wayne State University Social Work Student Alliance (SWSA) to initiate important conversations focused on the student disability perspective.
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THURS | OCTOBER 14 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Autonomous Vehicles and Persons with Disabilities
VIRTUAL | In this virtual MI-UCP Assistive Technology Talk, Mike Bray from MI-DDI will discuss ensuring stakeholder voices are heard before, during and after design and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles.
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THURS | OCTOBER 21 at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Disability Justice Fireside Chat with Judith Heumann
VIRTUAL | The second event in the Disability Justice Series features internationally recognized leader in the disability rights community, Judith (Judy) Heumann. This intimate fireside discussion will explore Heumann's feelings as a young woman of 18 years and her courage to launch a journey of activism, the link between the disability justice and civil rights justice movement, the disability justice movement connection with the Black Panthers, the importance of inclusive laws and much more.
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NOVEMBER 2021
MI-DDI Events
MON | NOVEMBER 22 at 1:00 p.m.
Empowerment Education: Creating A Culture of Support and Living A Self-Determined Life
VIRTUAL | Listen and learn with Alex Kimmel! Participants will learn to identify elements to build and sustain positive relationships and understand qualities and values of self-determination.
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Partner Events
TUES & WED | NOVEMBER 9 & 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) Annual Conference
LANSING, MI | MCAN's 10th annual conference, Michigan's Recovery: Equity, Education, and Economy, will be held in person. Registration will open to the public in August.
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FRI | NOVEMBER 12 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Housing for Michiganders with Disabilities
VIRTUAL | If you are a Michigan resident with a disability and you have encountered barriers or issues related to fair housing during the COVID-19 pandemic, please join the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing (DODDBHH) for community conversations to share your experiences. These sessions will inform a Lessons Learned training video.
MON | NOVEMBER 15 at 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Housing for Michiganders with Disabilities
VIRTUAL | If you are a Michigan resident with a disability and you have encountered barriers or issues related to fair housing during the COVID-19 pandemic, please join the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing (DODDBHH) for community conversations to share your experiences. These sessions will inform a Lessons Learned training video.
DECEMBER 2021
MI-DDI Events
No scheduled events at this time.
Partner Events
THURS | DECEMBER 9 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
MI-UCP Assistive Technology Talk: MiABLE 101
VIRTUAL | This presentation will offer information on the MI-ABLE Disability Savings program, including the history of the act as well as information on how to open an account, tax implications, and information about qualified disability expenses.
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