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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March 08, 2023
Lansing, MI – Portia Roberson, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, has issued the following statement in response to the Michigan Legislature voting to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and provide protection against discrimination for the LGBTQ+ community in Michigan.
"This day was long in coming, but today’s vote is still gratifying. For more than 40 years, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission has publicly called for the expansion of the state’s signature civil rights law, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. For more than 40 years, nothing changed. Then in 2018, the Commission took bold and decisive action, issuing an interpretive statement that the word ‘sex’ in ELCRA includes sexual orientation and gender identity. Commissioners knew legal challenges would follow and they did, further cementing the concept that the LGBTQ+ community should be able to live their lives free from discrimination. Now, these long- sought and hard-fought rights are enshrined in ELCRA, and all Michiganders will reap the benefits of our state becoming a more welcoming place for everyone to live, work and play."
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard 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, genetic information, sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disability. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights serves as the operational arm of the Commission.
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