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Disability Network is the first stop for people with disabilities and their families in Southwest Michigan.

The first stop for people with disabilities and their families in Southwest Michigan.

11/28/2025

Friendly reminder: All three of our offices — Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph — will be closed this Friday. See you Monday!

ID: Text: Closed Friday.

11/27/2025

DNSWM has so much to be grateful for, between our staff, customers, community partner agencies, individual donors, corporate sponsors, and so much more. Here’s a quick message from a few staff members sharing what they’re thankful for this season. We’re grateful for you, too. 💛

VID: Several DNSWM staff members sharing what they’re thankful for this season.

11/27/2025

! 🌟 Giving Tuesday is coming up (December 2) — but you don’t have to wait to make an impact! 🌟

If you work at Stryker or Pfizer, your gift to Disability Network Southwest Michigan goes even further:
🔹 Pfizer employees: Your donation is DOUBLE matched 💰💰
🔹 Stryker employees: Your donation is TRIPLE matched 💰💰💰

That means your $50 can turn into $100… or even $150 — all supporting Disability justice, access, and inclusion in our community. Make your Giving Tuesday gift early and help us build a more accessible, inclusive Southwest Michigan for everyone. 💙 https://loom.ly/9vq9nA0

ID: Text: Giving Tuesday; a red heart replaces the V in giving.

11/26/2025

Every Wednesday, we want to share some good news happening here at DN and in our community. On this week of gratitude, we want to shine a light on our volunteers, supporters, and donors who keep our mission moving forward. Your commitment ensures that Southwest Michigan continues to grow into a fully accessible community where everyone belongs. We're so grateful for you!

What are you thankful for? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️

VID: Volunteer, Sharon, answers the phone from behind a desk in the Kalamazoo office, then waves.

11/24/2025

Happy Monday, DN fam! We're starting off the week with a 🚨New Webinar Alert! 🚨 Join us December 3 for this free, one-time webinar presented by Maddy Shoemaker, Medical Student Intern from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Catch you there!

Register here ➡️ https://loom.ly/Q3AViCE

ID: Image of blonde woman, guest presenter Maddy Shoemaker, and a stethoscope; text: Special Presentation, Beyond the Ramp: Reimagining Accessibility in Healthcare. For healthcare professionals, accessibility is more than compliance — it’s creating spaces in which each patient can receive care with dignity and independence. Explore how clinical settings can identify and address physical, communication, and systemic barriers to make accessibility a fundamental part of patient-centered care. Wednesday, December 3, 2025 • 2:00 to 3:00 PM.

11/21/2025

Happy Friday, DN fam! Here's a feel-good story as we roll into the weekend. Watch these students learn about differences and disabilities through their teacher's deaf dog (and wishing him happy birthday through sign language!). 🐾🧏🏽
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADByvYR8j/

11/20/2025

: On Thursdays, we highlight something we're thankful for. This week, we're thankful for The Brownlee Insurance Group-Farm Bureau Insurance. The owner, St. Clair Brownlee III, has chosen DN as the nonprofit beneficiary of his Quotes for Change program.

Here's how it works: every time someone contacts him for an insurance quote, even if they don't follow through with a policy, St. Clair makes a financial contribution to DNSWM. It's just that easy! This financial support helps us as we continue to strive to make our community more accessible and inclusive. Thank you, St. Clair, for helping us spread our mission throughout Southwest Michigan!

Learn more about Brownlee Insurance Group and request a quote online ➡️ https://loom.ly/6GV0SZI
Phone: (269) 775-0547

ID: Farm Bureau Insurance logo, text: A Michigan Company.

11/19/2025

: Every Wednesday, we want to share some good news happening here at DN and in our community. Today we're recognizing the financial contributions that make our work possible.

Because of our generous supporters, Mary isn’t trapped anymore. With a new ramp built by our team, along with amazing partners and volunteers, she can leave her home safely and live more independently.

As we close out the year, your gift ensures more people with disabilities can experience that same freedom. Every dollar helps break down barriers and build a more accessible community for everyone.

Donate and read Mary’s full story here ➡️ https://www.dnswm.org/givetoday/

VID: Mary, a white woman with white hair and bandages around her lower legs, uses a walker and walks onto her newly built wooden ramp for the very first time.

11/18/2025

: On Tuesdays we'll post a tip about the . Our hope is that this gives you better insight into who we are and what we stand for.

Today's tip is to remember that words have power. The R-word has been used to hurt, exclude, and dehumanize people with intellectual and developmental Disabilities. Join us online this Thursday, November 20, 1:30-3:00 PM, for a free screening of the R-word movie and a meaningful discussion afterward.

Register here ➡️ https://loom.ly/FwChotw

11/17/2025

We join the disability community in mourning the loss of Alice Wong, a groundbreaking activist, writer, and the creator of the Disability Visibility Project, who passed away over the weekend. Alice spent her life amplifying disabled storytellers, advocating for access, and pushing our world toward justice and inclusion.

Her voice and vision changed the movement. Her courage and vision leave a lasting legacy for all of us to carry forward. Rest in peace, Alice.

More about Alice ➡️ https://loom.ly/NiRn7sM
About the Disability Visibility Project ➡️ https://loom.ly/iuJUswE

ID: A woman with a trachea, wearing a pink checkered shirt, seated outside in a wheelchair; text: Alice Wong. March 27, 1974 – November 14, 2025.
Photo by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - https://loom.ly/cI79kAA CC BY 4.0, https://loom.ly/hMP1CKg

11/17/2025

Project Connect is so back! Come spend the day connecting with services, resources, and support—all free! Services will include food, employment assistance, education, financial resources, medical assistance, housing support services, clothing, haircuts, legal help, and more. Be sure to stop by our booth!

📅 Wednesday, November 19, 2025
📍 Housing Resources, Inc.
📍 643 W. Crosstown Pkwy
⏰ 12:00 to 3:00 PM

ID: DN Staff member, Jerry, at table with DNSWM brochures and materials; text: Save the Date. Nov 19, 2025.

11/14/2025

At DNSWM, we consider conditions like diabetes to be non-apparent disabilities. We’re joining millions around the globe to raise awareness, promote early detection, and support those living with diabetes. Small steps—like regular checkups, healthy habits, and community support—can make a big difference.

ID: Disability Network Southwest Michigan logo below a red blood drop icon. The background features a faint world map outline; text: World Diabetes Day, November 14.

Address

517 E Crosstown Pkwy
Kalamazoo, MI
49001

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12693451516

Website

http://www.dwordpride.org/, http://www.dnswm.org/

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