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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June 27, 2019
Lansing—Today Agustin V. Arbulu, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, issued the following statement on today's US Supreme Court ruling related to adding the citizenship question to the 2020 census.
"Today’s Supreme Court ruling on the census represents at least a short-term win in striking down the inclusion of the citizenship question in the census. However, the Court also found that the Department of Commerce has a right to reinstate the question if it can provide adequate justification. Clearly questions remain as to whether or not there is time for the Department of Commerce to take the necessary steps to add the citizenship question. Accordingly, it is imperative that we continue pushing, educating and devoting resources to make sure that all Michigan inhabitants are counted and especially hard-to-count individuals, estimated to be 16% of Michigan’s population."
A complete count is vital for accurate and equitable dispersal of federal dollars for everything from highway construction to special education grants. In 2015, the most recent year for which we have data, 132 federal programs used census data to distribute more than $675 billion in funds. We are hopeful that the Department of Commerce will not take steps to try to justify adding the citizenship question for the census in 2020. Even with this ruling, we will still need to educate hard-to-count communities on the importance of being counted."
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights is charged with investigating and resolving discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote voluntary compliance with civil rights laws. The Department also provides information and services to businesses on diversity initiatives and equal employment law. For more information on the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, go to www.michigan.gov/mdcr.
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