Monday, July 13, 2020

A SQUEAKY WHEEL GUIDE 7

TO LOCAL ADVOCACY
“People don’t understand disability basics. 

A board or committee can educate city officials by having outside professionals come in and give presentations,” says Alex Ghenis, formerly a policy and research specialist at the World Institute on Disability.

“If more people engage, it helps amplify the disability voice.”

Some progressive cities, such as Seattle, strive to have a person with a disability on every board. 

If your city has never had a wheelchair user on any boards, it probably has never thought in terms of universal design, inclusive mobility and the budgeting to make those things happen.

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