A SQUEAKY WHEEL GUIDE 1

TO LOCAL ADVOCACY

“You can’t fight City Hall” is one of the oldest sayings around, often based on a boulevard of broken things such as long-neglected potholes in crosswalks, uprooted sidewalks and other barriers to wheelchair mobility.

Local government might seem like an impenetrable maze, but you don’t have to fight City Hall. 

You can work in a collaborative, non-combative way to get local officials on your side. 

Call this the Squeaky Wheel Guide — a roadmap to getting your city to remove barriers and promote progressive legislation for people with disabilities.