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Election workers being traing on assisting voters with disabilities.
Lansing hosts worker training for assisting voters with disabilities
LANSING, MI (WILX) -- Election precinct workers in Lansing received training Tuesday on how to best assist voters with disabilities. Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope partnered with the Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS) to provide training for all election precinct workers and staff. Workers received hands on training on how to assist voters with using the touch screen voter assistance terminal and hear from a voter outreach specialist about how to treat someone with a visible disability as well as discuss barriers to voting for disabled people.
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State Capitol Building, Lansing, MI

Integration of behavioral, physical health systems moves forward

April 23, 2017 Integration of behavioral, physical health systems moves forward By Jay Greene Photo by Lindsay VanHulle/Crain's Detroit Business Michigan lawmakers made it clear last week that they...
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MLive-The Flint Journal file photo of Medilodge of Grand Blanc.

Advocacy group seeks injunction against nursing home in death investigation

By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com April 11, 2017 Photo courtesy of MLive.com GRAND BLANC, MI -- Attorneys for a state-appointed group assigned to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect...
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Substantiated Abuse and Neglect Complaints in Michigan Care Facilities

Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. (MPAS) files complaints against licensed or certified health care professionals involved in abusive and neglectful incidents in nursing homes and...
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MPAS Files Motion for Permanent Injunction: Medilodge, Grand Blanc

MPAS has filed a motion for permanent injunction againt Medilodge of Grand Blanc. To read the entire motion, click here.  
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Mark McWilliams from Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service talks Saturday at The Collateral Consequences of a Juvenile Adjudication at Lake Michigan College in Benton Township. Other speakers behind him are, from left, St. Joseph attorney Genell Laluna-Schaeffer and Grand Rapids attorney Heather Garretson.

Speakers discuss juvenile-crime fallacies

Speakers discuss juvenile-crime fallacies Records not wiped clean when juveniles become adults, experts say March 27, 2017 By LOUISE WREGE - HP Staff Writer  Photo courtesy of The Herald Palladium...
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Day Date Time County Location
Friday June 21 10: 30am - 12:30pm Grand Traverse

Traverse Area District Library
610 Woodmere Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49686
Monday July 8 10am - 12pm Berrien

Berrien County Health Department
2149 East Napier Avenue
Benton Harbor, MI 49022