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Disability Services & resource center

Michigan Department of health and human Services

Disability Resources and State Assistance Programs
Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)
Provides training and support services for the blind or visually impaired to achieve employment and independence.
201 N. Washington Square
Victor Office Center
Lansing, MI 48933
PH:  1(800)292-4200
TTY:  888-864-1212
Website: www.michigan.gov/bsbp


​​Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Training Center (BSBP)
Residential facility for blind and visually impaired consumers of BSBP.  Services include personal adjustment training, vocational planning, and job placement.

Division of Deaf, Deaf/Blind, and Hard of Hearing
Services include information and referral, accommodations and consumer access, and public policy development.
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Cadillac Place
3954 W. Grand Boulevard
Suite 3-600
Detroit, MI 48292
PH:  (313) 437-7035
Fax: (313) 456-3721

Michigan Career and Technical Institute (MCTI)
Occupational assessment, placement, training, and placement for disabled persons.
11611 W. Pine Lake Road
Plainwell, MI 49080
PH:  (269) 664-4461
Website: www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73971_25392_40242---,00.html

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Worker's Compensation Agency (WCA)
Provides impartial services to workers injured on the job while protecting the liability of employers.
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Worker's Compensation Agency
P.O. Box 30016
Lansing, MI 48909
Office Location:
2501 Woodlake Circle
Okemos, MI 48864
PH:  (888) 396-5041
Website: www.michigan.gov/wca

Barrier Free Design - Plan Review Division
Responsible for the review of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, mobile and manufactured home plans to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
PH:  (517) 241-9328
Fax; (517) 241-0130
Website: www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-10575_17394_17569---,00.html

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. (MPAS)
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security Program (PABSS)
Assists people with employer grievances and legal rights who receive SSI or SSDI benefits who want to return to work, or need workplace accommodations.
Offices in Lansing and Marquette, MI
PH:  1(800)288-5923
Website: mpas.org/resources/documents/mpas-client-assistance-program-cap-ppr
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Michigan's public assistance, child and family welfare agency.  Provides general assistance for extreme hardships and collects general health information about public health and well-being of residents in the State of Michigan.

Michigan Development Disabilities Council
A statewide advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to become independent, productive, and fully integrated members of their committees.
Areas of Advocacy:
  • treatment and services
  • support services
  • independent living
  • community inclusion
  • program funding
  • public policy development
PH:  (517) 335-3158
Website: www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71550_2941_4868_4897-14626--,00.html

Library Sciences, Blind and Handicapped
Braile and Talking Book Library (BTBL)
702 W. Kalamazoo Street
Lansing, MI 48915
PH:  (517) 373-5614
Toll Free:  1(800)992-9012
Website: www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-28313_54234---,00.html

Michigan Department of Education, Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS)
Oversees administrative funding of education and early intervention programs for children and students with disabilities.
608 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48933
PH:  (517) 241-7075 (Main Line)
Fax; (517) 241-7128
TTY: (517) 241-7142
PH:  1(888) 320-8384 (Special Education)
Website: www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6598---,00.html

Michigan School for the Deaf
Specializing in academics and social excellence in programs and services to the deaf and hard of hearing, and their families.
Services:
  • Counseling
  • Transition
  • Special Needs
  • Technology
  • Audiology
1235 W. Court Street
Flint, MI 48503
PH:  (810) 257-1400
VP:  (810) 515-8243
Fax: (810) 257-1490
Website: www.michiganschoolforthedeaf.org/

Michigan Works!
Website: www.michiganworks.org/
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinating Agencies for the State of Michigan
Website: www.michigan.gov/disabilityresources/0,4563,7-223-41817-359554--,00.html

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. (MPAS)
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Assists people with grievances, recipient rights issues, and service appeals who are seeking or receiving vocational rehabilitation services from any program funded under the Rehabilitation Act.
Rehabilitation Agencies:
  • Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
  • The Bureau of Services for Blind People (BSBP)
  • Center for Independent Living and Disability Network
  • Other programs funded through the Rehabilitation Act
Office Locations in Lansing and Marquette, MI
PH:  1(800)288-5923
Website: mpas.org/resources/documents/mpas-client-assistance-program-cap-ppr

Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
Advocacy council on independent living for people with disabilities
2843 E. Grand River Avenue #283
East Lansing, MI 48823
PH:  (517) 371-4872
Toll Free: (800) 808-7452
Website: www.misilc.org/

Disability Network Michigan
A network of grassroots advocacy Centers for Independent Living (CILs), building disability leadership.
Website: www.dnmichigan.org/

Michigan Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. (MPAS)
Statewide resource connection and alliance for individuals with disabilities and their families that promotes and protects human and legal rights by providing information and advocacy.
Services:
  • Accessibility
  • Community Mental Health
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Guardianship
  • Health Care/Insurance
  • Housing
  • Institutional Rights
  • Service Animals
  • Social Security
  • Voter Access
Office Locations in Lansing and Marquette, MI
PH:  1(800)288-5923
Website: mpas.org/

Michigan Alliance for Families
Statewide resource connection for families of children with disabilities to help improve their education.
PH:  1(800) 552-4821
Website: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/

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