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‘When one thing goes out of whack in our communities, many things go out of whack’

Posted July 21st, 2022

Richard Clay, a certified social studies teacher and a longtime community activist and educational consultant in Detroit, has been blind since the age of 2. As one who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Michigan, the fact that he stressed education — especially the education of the wider community about how to best support people with disabilities — came as little surprise during Wednesday’s “The Struggle Is Real” webinar on poverty and disabilities, put on by the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People. More than 50 people participated.

‘The Struggle is Real’ returns July 20 with a webinar on disabilities and poverty

Posted July 13th, 2022

The next installment of “The Struggle is Real” webinar series is set for July 20 and will explore issues related to disabilities and poverty.