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December 2024 Newsletter

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'Tis the Giving Season

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The Season of Giving is Here!


As you plan your year-end contributions, we invite you to consider supporting Disability Network Eastern Michigan (DNEM) by clicking the "Donate to DNEM" button below.


This year, we have so much to celebrate thanks to the dedication and hard work of our incredible team. But we know we don’t do this work alone. Your support makes it possible to break barriers and create pathways toward independence for people with disabilities. For that, we are deeply grateful.


Together, we continue to raise the bar, envisioning a world where people with disabilities are empowered to pursue personal growth and choice, supported by access to community resources and inclusive services. Your partnership helps make this vision a reality.


Our work is far from done. We’re expanding our reach through innovative technology, building new relationships, and offering programs that foster stronger, more inclusive communities. Together, we are creating meaningful change and opening doors to new opportunities.


Let’s keep working hand-in-hand to promote inclusion, respect, acceptance, diversity, and independence for all.


Thank you for making a difference.


With gratitude,


Kelly Winn

CEO - Disability Network Eastern Michigan

Donate to DNEM

DNEM is Launching a New Online Calendar!

Screenshot Disability Network Eastern Michigan's new online calendar

DNEM's calendar system is changing soon!


With our new calendar, called RecDesk, you can:

  • Quickly search for programs.
  • Filter programs by date, category, location and days.
  • Easily see when registration begins and ends.


Membership is free!

To register for activities online, you’ll need to create an account in the new system. Your account also lets you:

  • Track registrations for household members
  • Opt in for text alerts


To help you prepare for the change, we have created videos to teach you how to create a RecDesk account and register for DNEM programs.

Click HERE to Learn How to Create a RecDesk Account 
Click HERE to Learn How to Register for DNEM Programs 

How to Use Amazon Echo Devices for Communication

Do you know how to use Amazon Echo devices to communicate with other people? You can make phone calls, video calls, send messages, make announcements, and even drop in on other Echo devices. Watch our latest video to learn how to enable and use the Echo communications feature.

Screenshot from a Disability Network Eastern Michigan YouTube video demonstrating how Amazon Echo devices can be used for communication.
Click HERE to Watch the Amazon Echo Video

Focus: HOPE Food Boxes

DNEM's Troy office is a Focus: HOPE distribution center!

Focus Hope food box

Shelf-stable food is available for Oakland and Macomb County residents aged 60 years old or older who meet annual income requirements:

  • Family of 1: $19,5784 or below
  • Family of 2: $26,572 or below
  • Add $6,994 for each additional family member

Contact DNEM for more information or to apply:

Info@DNEMichigan.org

586-268-4160

Disability Network Eastern Michigan. Art from the Heart Celebration. Art. Food. Entertainment. Auctions. Save the Date. Thursday May 1 2025. 6 PM to 9 PM. Italian American Cultural Society Banquet Conference Center. Clinton Township Michigan.

We Are Here to Help

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Disability Network Eastern Michigan has a team of Community Information Specialists ready to assist you in finding resources. We can support inquiries about advocacy, accessibility, housing resources, transportation, high school transition, community transition services, veteran services, and more. Call us!

Oakland and Macomb County:

586-268-4160

In the Thumb Region:

810-987-9337

Accommodations: Please contact DNEM with accommodation requests.

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Your Consumer Experience Defines Our Success

It is our pleasure to serve the community as we believe people with disabilities should have the same civil rights, options, and control over choices in their own lives as do people without disabilities. We hope you will share your experience with us, allowing us to connect with others who will benefit from our services. Please take a moment to provide a Google review.

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Disability Network Eastern Michigan is committed to promoting inclusion for all by breaking down barriers and opening paths towards independence and personal choice through resources, advocacy, information, support, and education.

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