DISABILITY RIGHTS MICHIGAN

Programs

1. Provide direct advocacy and training to 1,101 persons with developmental disabilities including but not limited to areas of accessibility, education, housing, abuse & neglect, health care, employment, and transportation. Through systemic impact litigation and group advocacy, the rights of 95,847 people were enforced, protected, restored, or expanded.

   $910,203 spent
   20% of program spending

2. Provide advocacy and training to 1,905 persons with serious mental illness in the areas of abuse & neglect in facilities, housing, education, guardianship, and health care. Completed in person and virtual monitoring of state psychiatric facilities and state prisons affecting 8,585 individuals. Through systemic impact litigation and group advocacy, the rights of 211,487 people were enforced, protected, restored, or expanded. And all state psychiatric facilities are monitored.

   $902,418 spent
   20% of program spending

3. Conduct 254 site reviews for individuals receiving social security benefits in order to mitigate the risk of fraud, financial misuse, neglect or abuse to the intended beneficiaries by the representative payees. Served 7,975 beneficiaries in current period.

   $887,748 spent
   19% of program spending

4. Provide direct advocacy and training to 2,382 adults with disabilities in the areas of accessibility, accommodations, education, employment, housing, and health care. Number of persons trained 1,046. Through systemic impact litigation and group advocacy, the rights of 126,233 people were enforced, protected, restored, or expanded.

   $499,667 spent
   11% of program spending

5. Providing information, technical assistance, or direct representation to 253 individuals regarding all services and benefits available to them and their rights under the rehab act of 1973. Number of persons trained 903.

   $379,328 spent
   8% of program spending

6. Providing information, technical assistance, or direct advocacy to 127 beneficiaries of social security in employment and work related overpayments. Number of persons trained 523.

   $235,278 spent
   5% of program spending

7. Vaccine grants: the covid-19 vaccine advocacy funding was initially planned to conclude at the end of fy25 and drm was set to close the project in q1. Drm began to scale down project staffing at the end of fy24, with additional reductions implemented for fy25. Due to the ongoing need for vaccine education and outreach within underserved communities, drm decided to fulfill the contract. However, with the transition to the new federal administration, funding for the initiative was concluded in q2. Consequently, project activities and outcomes reflect only two quarters. At the end of fy24, docgo, drm's primary mobile clinic provider, did not renew its contract with drm. The loss of docgo significantly impacted the program's capacity to provide on-site and clinic vaccination services. Despite this reduction in operational ability, drm successfully administered 375 covid vaccinations and 449 flu shots at 17 events held in collaboration with local health departments and a new private provider, fnp collaborative solutions. These efforts ensured continued community access to vaccination and health education resources. Drm's communications team actively shared updates on covid-19 testing…

   $154,987 spent
   3% of program spending

8. Provide direct advocacy, training, and legal representation to 217 persons with disabilities in accessing assistive technology devices, related services, and accommodations. Through systemic impact litigation and group advocacy, the rights of 3,570 people were enforced, protected, restored, or expanded.

   $140,847 spent
   3% of program spending

9. Provided advocacy and training to 291 persons with traumatic brain injury. Seek and secure services in the areas of guardianship, government benefits, housing, health care, and veteran's services. Through systemic impact litigation and group advocacy, the rights of 2,606 people were enforced, protected, restored, or expanded.

   $132,851 spent
   3% of program spending

10. Provide voter trainings and short term assistance to more than 399 persons and disseminate informational pieces regarding disability voting rights, voting accessibility to 2 polling places.

    $97,939 spent
    2% of program spending

11. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $263,232 spent
    6% of program spending

The 11 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,604,498.