THE INS AND OUTS OF GOOD URBAN DESIGN

UNIVERSAL DESIGN ON THE INCLUSIVE DESIGNERS PODCAST

Please check out my latest Universal Design presentation on the Inclusive Designers Podcast.

I appear with friend/colleague Meg O'Connell of Global Disability Inclusion.

I am your go-to subconsultant for all planning projects aimed at creating a better built environment for people with disabilities.

HINT: With the CDC documenting that 1 in 4 of us will experience some kind of disability that impacts our daily lives -- and the UN counting well more than 1 billion people with disabilities on the planet...EVERY project must include Universal Design.

https://inclusivedesigners.com/podcast/the-ins-and-outs-of-good-urban-design

33 AMAZING THINGS TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADA

FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AT GLOBAL DISABILITY INCLUSION

The ADA is the most important civil rights legislation for people with disabilities.

The ADA ensures access to schools and public places like shopping centers, banks and office buildings.

It requires access to public transportation and has made our cities more accessible for everyone.

Access for people with disabilities is critical because access to buildings, transportation and public spaces ensures employment opportunities are available for people with disabilities, this elevates the independence and financial security of people with disabilities.

https://www.globaldisabilityinclusion.com/post/33-amazing-things-to-celebrate-the-anniversary-of-the-ada

ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION

A CALL TO ACTION

Ask any person with a physical disability, which is the bigger hurdle: Your core disability? Or access barriers?

Accessing buildings, services and transportation will be the answer 99 out of 100 (there’s always one outlier) people will say it’s the way we continue to make mobility difficult for people with a wide range of disabilities.

That’s why we are sharing our National Transportation Week Call to Action. 

While there have been great gains in employers understanding the value of remote work – from entry to executive level, for people with and without disabilities – many jobs still require an in-person presence at least a few days per week.

For the past several decades, National Transportation Week has been observed in mid-May.

Public transit, inclusive transportation and safe sidewalks are huge elements in the quality of life for everyone and enable people with disabilities to navigate to and around their workplaces.

https://www.globaldisabilityinclusion.com/post/accessible-transportation-a-call-to-action

WHY WE LOVE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AND YOU SHOULD TOO

 IN HONOR OF VALENTINE’S DAY, 

THOUGHTS ON THE OUTSTANDING ASSETS OF PWDs

I love this St. Valentine-themed blog by Global Disability Inclusion.

It features engaging, entertaining and compelling writing about the outstanding assets that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.

I love collaborating on messaging with Meg O’Connell.

Her entire blog, sharing human resources expertise and more, is at:

https://www.globaldisabilityinclusion.com/post/why-we-love-employees-with-disabilities-and-you-should-too