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#DisabusingDisability #BLM @umichmedicine @dgsomucla @UMich Dir of Disability Services & Adaptive Sports, DE&I, Speaker, Christian, Dad 🌲+〽️+☘️+🐻,👨🏾‍🦽
Oct 12, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
I was fortunate to be invited to @WhiteHouse to engage in an event called “Communities in Action: Building A Better Michigan” put on by the @WhiteHouseOPE46

While I’m honored to have been invited, it started off with an incident that, I feel, justified my very presence…(1/5) Tabletop name tag saying Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami : Univers We were directed to an address to have a COVID test before entering. As we approached, it was apparent that there was no wheelchair access. I was w/ state rep from Kalamazoo, Julie Rogers, & she went in to let them know I was waiting outside and couldn’t get in. (2/5) A brick building with stairs leading up to a door. A sign sa