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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Lansing — On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Lt. Governor Brian Calley will join Agustin Arbulu, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, to outline a new law designed to protect the right of access to public accommodations for individuals who use trained service animals.
The law will go into effect on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.
The news conference will be held at 9:30 am on Wednesday, Jan. 13 on the 8th floor of MDCR’s Lansing office at 110 W. Michigan Avenue.
Joining the Lt. Governor and Director Arbulu will be individuals with their trained service animals, including the Lt. Governor’s brother Eric Calley.
Visuals include service animals wearing the State of Michigan Registered Service Animal Patch and posters for business owners to help educate the public and their own employees about the rights of individuals and their service animals to enter public accommodations.
For a high-resolution image of the official State of Michigan Registered Service Animal patch, send an email with your name and media outlet to Jacki Miller at MillerJ31@michigan.gov.
