Poll worker training key to smooth voting experience for people with disabilities
Election inspectors are equipped with tools during training — known as disability etiquette — that they can use to assist voters with disabilities.
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Special report: COVID-19’s silver linings for mental health care in Michigan
More robust mental health care delivery and reduced stigma are among the silver linings emerging from the COVID cloud.
Be Better; educating coaches, parents, student athletes on mental wellness
Starting with student athletes and the people who are closest to them — coaches and parents — Be Better; is starting an education curriculum to help youth and their adults navigate mental wellness.
Holland woman, and others with disabilities, faced enhanced challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
Even with masking and other precautions, Elizabeth Ferry said that she – like other people with disabilities she knows – lived in fear during the pandemic, afraid that her aides would quit, and she would be unable to replace them.
Things to Do in May: Celebrate tulips and lavender, have some BBQ, fly a kite
There’s so much to do in May along the Lakeshore. There are tulips, Dutch dancers, and elephant ears in Holland; a car show in Muskegon; a beer, barbecue, and blues festival in Allegan; a family barn dance to Zeeland; and so much more.
Seniors’ sewing project supports healthy eating, nutrition
Seniors at Freedom Village create custom aprons to support Community Action House’s healthy eating and nutrition classes at the organization’s new Food Club in Holland.
New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more
“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”
Downtown Holland explores DEI with Hope College’s Center For Leadership
Students in Hope College’s Center for Leadership program receive real-life learning, and businesses and nonprofits receive solutions to their problems. This semester, one group of Hope students is tackling diversity, equity, and inclusion in downtown Holland.
From musician to MCC president, a look at Dr. Dale Nesbary’s remarkable career
As Dr. Dale Nesbary prepares to retire as president of Muskegon Community College, we take a look at a career that began with his love of music.
Series to explore the state of West Michigan’s growing disability community
This article begins a weekly series that will explore the challenges faced by those with disabilities along with the efforts across West Michigan to address the discrimination and inequity.
Special report: COVID-19’s silver linings for mental health care in Michigan
More robust mental health care delivery and reduced stigma are among the silver linings emerging from the COVID cloud.
Be Better; educating coaches, parents, student athletes on mental wellness
Starting with student athletes and the people who are closest to them — coaches and parents — Be Better; is starting an education curriculum to help youth and their adults navigate mental wellness.
Holland woman, and others with disabilities, faced enhanced challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
Even with masking and other precautions, Elizabeth Ferry said that she – like other people with disabilities she knows – lived in fear during the pandemic, afraid that her aides would quit, and she would be unable to replace them.
Things to Do in May: Celebrate tulips and lavender, have some BBQ, fly a kite
There’s so much to do in May along the Lakeshore. There are tulips, Dutch dancers, and elephant ears in Holland; a car show in Muskegon; a beer, barbecue, and blues festival in Allegan; a family barn dance to Zeeland; and so much more.
Seniors’ sewing project supports healthy eating, nutrition
Seniors at Freedom Village create custom aprons to support Community Action House’s healthy eating and nutrition classes at the organization’s new Food Club in Holland.
New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more
“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”
Downtown Holland explores DEI with Hope College’s Center For Leadership
Students in Hope College’s Center for Leadership program receive real-life learning, and businesses and nonprofits receive solutions to their problems. This semester, one group of Hope students is tackling diversity, equity, and inclusion in downtown Holland.
From musician to MCC president, a look at Dr. Dale Nesbary’s remarkable career
As Dr. Dale Nesbary prepares to retire as president of Muskegon Community College, we take a look at a career that began with his love of music.
Series to explore the state of West Michigan’s growing disability community
This article begins a weekly series that will explore the challenges faced by those with disabilities along with the efforts across West Michigan to address the discrimination and inequity.
