Collaborations & Partnerships

Building a Stronger Michigan Through Partnership

The Michigan Assistive Technology Program (MATP) is proud to collaborate with organizations and entities across the state of Michigan to support a comprehensive AT program that serves the whole state. Through these vital partnerships, we extend our reach and impact, ensuring that assistive technology resources are available to all Michiganders with disabilities, regardless of location or circumstance.

Our Partnership Network

We work closely with a diverse range of organizations to maximize our collective impact examples include:

  • #TalkingAAC
  • Administration on Community Living
  • Allegan ESA
  • Alt+Shift
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Area Agency on Aging Region 10
  • Area Agency on Aging Region 3B
  • Area Agency on Aging Region 7
  • Area Agency on Aging Region 9
  • Autism Alliance of Michigan
  • Beacon Therapies
  • Brain Injury Support Group in Alpena
  • Bridging the Gap–DD Council
  • Bureau of Services for Blind People
  • Carhartt Workshop
  • CATA Operators
  • Central Michigan University
  • Council on Aging Crawford
  • Council on Aging Iosco
  • Council on Aging Roscommon
  • Crescent Counseling
  • Department of Natural Resources
  • Disability Gaming Group
  • Disability Network Eastern Michigan
  • Disability Network Mid Michigan
  • Disability Network Northern Michigan
  • Disability Rights Michigan
  • District Health Department #10 - Crawford and Kalkaska County
  • E3 Conference at Eastern Michigan University
  • Eastern Michigan University
  • Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
  • Grand Valley State University
  • Grayling Center on Aging
  • Hannahville Indian Community, Band of Potawatomi
  • Hope Gardens
  • HRA Psychological Services
  • HumanKind Counseling
  • Huron County Senior Center
  • Ionia ISD Early On
  • Kentwood Recreation Department
  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
  • Lansing Makers Network
  • Lighthouse Rehabilitation Center
  • Listening Ear Crisis Center
  • Marquette RESA
  • Mary Free Bed
  • MDHHS
  • Mental Health Collective
  • MI DDI
  • Michigan Alliance for Families
  • Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
  • Michigan Health Endowment Fund
  • Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
  • Michigan Public Health Institute
  • Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
  • Michigan Schools in AACtion
  • MOKA
  • MORC
  • Northeast Michigan Community Services Agency
  • Oakland County Parks
  • Origami Rehabilitation
  • Ottawa Area ISD
  • Saginaw ISD
  • SLD Read
  • START Conference
  • Tawas Community Garden
  • Tech First Task Force
  • Thrive Pediatric Therapy
  • University of Michigan Health Systems–Ann Arbor
  • Visions conference
  • Wayne RESA
  • Wayne State's DDI program
  • West Michigan Parkinson's Association

Partnership Success Stories

Carhartt Workshop Garden Bed Initiative

MATP recently partnered with the Carhartt Workshop to bring raised garden beds to communities where they could make the biggest difference. Carhartt generously donated the raised garden beds, and we helped deliver them to communities across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, including Hannahville Visions Center, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Debweyendan Indigenous Garden, and the Marquette/Alger RESA.

AT Specialists Jileesa and Abby went above and beyond by not only building and delivering the beds but also offering hands-on demonstrations of accessible gardening tools to create access for individuals to grow and garden with ease.

left to right image of two men tending a raised garden bed then middle picture collage contains 3 images one of two people standing behind a raised garden bed they just built, next is an image of two raised garden beds in community garden, third is an image of four smiling individuals standing in front of the raised garden beds last image is of two men tending a garden bed

Marquette-Alger RESA Transition Program

The Power of Collaboration

These partnerships demonstrate our commitment to reaching every corner of Michigan with assistive technology resources. By working together, we create a network of support that ensures no individual with a disability is left without access to the technology that can transform their life.

Whether through hands-on demonstrations in rural communities, training sessions for service providers, or innovative community initiatives like accessible gardening, our collaborations amplify our impact and create lasting change across the state.

Want to partner with MATP? We're always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and expand our reach. Contact us to explore how we can work together to serve Michigan's disability community.