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Disabilities

"He told me that his teachers reported that...he was mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in his foolish dreams." -- Hans Einstein, on his father, Albert Einstein

There are 1.9 million people with a disability in Michigan, many of whom want to participate in and contribute to all areas of life. While some disabilities appear at birth, any one of us can develop a disability at some time in our life due to illness, accident, or genetics.

The Office of Services to the Aging aspires to beliefs that:

  • a disability does not define, nor should it marginalize a person;
  • a person with a disability can function independently in their community with the proper support system; and
  • all Michigan citizens have a fundamental right to participate in all aspects of society.

These links offer a wealth of information on resources available to Michigan citizens with disabilities, including older adults--from health, to protections, to services, to emergency preparedness, to statistics. There are a number of Michigan-based resources that are especially helpful.

Michigan Business One Stop
Link to Department and Agencies Web Site Index
Link to Statewide Online Services Index
Link to Statewide Web-based Surveys
Link to RSS feeds available on this site
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