MCRC Education Equity in Michigan Report
This division supports the state ADA Coordinator in carrying out the duties outlined in Executive Order 2004-31.
CEED seeks to engage a broad range of stakeholders to achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes to complex problems. We collaborate with community organizations; churches; non-profit organizations; and city, county, state and federal government entities to address issues affecting the well-being of community members. Engaging in a collaborative manner is a powerful tool used to bring about environmental, social and behavioral changes that will improve the health of the community and its members.
The mission of the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing is to affirm the indisputable rights of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing residents to effective communication. The Division provides advocacy, interpreter testing, technical assistance, and interpreting services for the Governor, legislature, and state departments.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office develops educational training session and resources designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and its impact in the work we do and the people we serve.
CEED’s educational efforts provide customers with information and training about civil rights laws and enhances the awareness of civil rights issues. It provides the public with a resource for the proactive prevention of discrimination within a community.
The primary mission of the MCRC and MDCR is to investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodation, law enforcement and public service.
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October 02, 2014
LANSING -- The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will host a regular public meeting from 6 to 8 pm on Monday, October 6, at the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency, 196 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, 48343.
The agenda includes a presentation on civil rights curriculum development by James Cameron, Social Studies Consultant to the Michigan Department of Education, and presentations from the Detroit Branch NAACP and the North Oakland Chapter NAACP.
Individuals who wish to address the Commission on civil rights issues will have an opportunity to speak during the public comment period at the end of the meeting.
The meeting location is accessible and ample parking is available nearby. If you want to attend and need accommodations to do so, please contact Shawn Sanford at 517-373-8787 by Thursday, October 2. Sign language interpreters will be provided during the meeting.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to carry out constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination. The Commission is charged with investigating alleged discrimination against any person because of religion, race, color or national origin, sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disability.
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