Kent RICC

07/16/2025

If you ride the Rapid buses, with the exception of GoBus, all the other buses will be free on July 16th because of an "ozone Action" day. So, enjoy the free rides!!

05/10/2025

Call to Action
Your help is critical to saving Medicaid funding. Instructions & scripts for calling your elected members of Congress are in the link.

I'll be honest, we probably can't save all of it. But without your help, we can't save any of it.

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03/01/2025

I know it's been a while since you've heard anything from me, but as you may know the US House of Representatives is looking to make cuts to Medicaid as part of their upcoming budget. I've been trying to keep updated on how we can fight to keep as much of Medicaid as possible, and I want to pass this information along from a livestream I watched tonight.

Update on the defense of Medicaid

The most important thing you can do right now to help defend Medicaid is to tell your Medicaid Story. Republicans are split right now on how they want to cut Medicaid, and “every day we can delay is a day that people get Medicaid.” (Matthew Cortland from Data for Progress)

Deciding what to write or if you want to tell your story at all:
- It’s a dark world right now, and once you put your story out into the world, you can’t take it back. Elected representatives may use your story in ways that you don’t expect or don’t like. YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL YOUR STORY IF YOU’RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
- If you send someone your story in writing, you don’t have to use your full name. You can sign it “Kim from Grand Rapids,” for example.
- Telling your story MATTERS.
- If your story is about how work requirements negatively impacted your care, it can be especially important right now.

Who to send your story to:
- The federal House Energy and Commerce Committee has control over Medicaid in the House of Representatives. IF YOU’RE COMFORTABLE, you can send your story to the Committee’s Story Bank, here:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=mYITktAiSU2NMHFw1YltmGgyEoT7AelNgkDA0TH4jSFUOTczTTk4VUtVMTRRMDVDSkdQRDVZRVZVRSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl
- If you’re not comfortable sending your story to the Committee, you can still send it to your Representative using their email form. If you don’t know how to find your Representative, reach out to me and I can help.
- Print out your story, and either alone or with a group set up a meeting with Governor Whitmer’s staff, or the local staff for your Representative to talk about it.

If you’re not comfortable sharing your Medicaid story:
- Help others who want to share their stories
- Call your Representatives and tell them you support Medicaid without work requirements

What to write:
- Keep your story short and personal.
- Start by introducing yourself; “My name is [name] from [City]” is enough, but you can put a little more if you want to.
- Spend one paragraph finishing the statement: “Medicaid has improved my life by …”
- If you know that you receive Medicaid because of the Medicaid expansion, make sure to say that.
- If you were impacted by Medicaid work requirements, spend another paragraph finishing the statement: “Medicaid work requirements made my life harder by …”
- Thank your reader and sign your name or initials.

This is going to be a hard fight. We won’t be able to prevent all of the cuts to Medicaid right now. The goal is to keep as much as possible for as many people as possible.

We’re in this together.
Kim Frost

08/03/2023

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08/02/2023

Kimberly Klayman of law firm Ballard Spahr explains the legal, moral and financial benefits of website accessibility.

04/25/2023

01/06/2023

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01/04/2023

The disability community lost another great man!! You will be missed Paul.

It is with great sadness that MDRC shares with our beloved community that Paul Miller passed away on Christmas morning. We know many of you cherished Paul, learned from Paul and considered Paul a colleague, advocate, leader, teacher and friend. We share in your pain as we process our community's loss.

A Celebration of Paul’s life will be held Friday, January 6, 2022, 11:00 AM at Lansing Central Free Methodist Church, 828 N. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906.
MDRC’s office will be closed on Friday as we honor Paul’s life.

Below is Paul Miller’s obituary.

Fred Paul Miller of Lansing; a devoted son, brother and uncle passed away December 25, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. Paul was born February 2, 1971 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Alan and Cecil (Pelter) Miller. He graduated from Bishop Borgess High School in Redford, Michigan Class of 1990 and attended Lansing Community College. Paul was a Community Inclusion Specialist for the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition where he worked tirelessly advocating for those who needed a voice. He worked with his colleagues to educate and inform their communities about the needs of others and how to meet those needs. Paul was a longtime active member of the Central Free Methodist Church and he will be greatly missed by his church family. He was an artist who especially enjoyed creating portraits with water colors. He is survived by his mother, Cecil Miller; sister, Elizabeth (Jeremy) Miller-Gershfeld and nephews, Levi and Oscar. Paul was preceded in death by his father, Alan in 2019. A Celebration of Paul’s life will be held Friday, January 6, 2022, 11:00 AM at Lansing Central Free Methodist Church, 828 N. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906. Memorial contributions may be given to the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, 3498 East Lake Lansing Road, Suite 100, East Lansing, Michigan 48911 (https://mymdrc.org/get-involved/0. Arrangements by the Holihan-Atkin-Barclay Funeral Home, Grand Ledge. Share your memories and condolences online at www.holihanatkin.com.

[Image description: Several photos of Paul Miller, including Paul Sitting outside in a hat, participating in a 5k with his walker, standing with his fist in the air with a group, receiving an award for inclusion with coworkers, and standing next to his artwork. End image description.]

01/01/2023