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Text: "Access is a civil right"">Outline of a person using a wheelchair at the top of a hill with arms raised in victory. Text: "Access is a civil right"</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-5 offset-md-1"> <div class="feature-item-component__section-content vertically-align"> <h2>ADA Services</h2> <div class="rte-content"><p>DRACD is responsible for the administrative requirements of Title II of the ADA and other related duties pursuant to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/formergovernors/recent/granholm/executive-orders/2004/executive-order-no-2004-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"class="off-domain-link">Executive Order 2004-31</a>. This includes training, guidance, and resources to State of Michigan ADA Coordinators. </p> <p>The Division also maintains the SOM&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/disabilityresources" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"class="off-domain-link">Disability Resources</a>&nbsp;webpage and manages the State of Michigan&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/divisions/ada-compliance/service-animals" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"class="off-domain-link">Voluntary Service Animal Identification</a>&nbsp;program pursuant&nbsp;<a href="http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-37-303" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"class="off-domain-link">MCL &sect; 37.303</a>. </p></div> <a href="/mdcr/divisions/ada-compliance" target="_blank" class="view-link">Visit ADA Compliance<span class="call-to-action-chevron"><svg height="12px" width="12px" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 7 12"><path fill-rule="nonzero" d="M5.569 5.994L0 .726.687 0l6.336 5.994-6.335 6.002L0 11.27z"/></path></svg></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="com-wrapper"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-5"> <div class="feature-item-component__section-content vertically-align"> <h2>Contract Compliance</h2> <div class="rte-content"><p>The Department of Civil Rights is reopening its Contract Compliance Program, which administers, awards or renews &ldquo;Certificates of Compliance,&rdquo; also known as &ldquo;Certificates of Awardability&rdquo;. 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