TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY

THIS WEEK, I GAVE THE GIFT OF ADVOCACY FOR

CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE/ACCESSIBLE CITIES

I was honored Wednesday to moderate a Vision Zero Cities panel.

Four experts came together to talk about sidewalks, transit and transportation that can better serve the one in four people in America who have disability that impacts their daily living.

Hosted by the Transportation Alternatives Organization and attended by hundreds, the panel was titled: Creating Inclusive Spaces: Towards Accessible Cities hosted by Transportation Alternatives.

I was joined by the brilliant:

Eman Rimawi Doster, Executive Director of Diversity Includes Disability.

Anna Zivarts, who runs the Disability Mobility Initiative for Disability Rights Washington.

Prashanth Venkataram, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis.

I probably talked to much for a moderator, but I’m passionate about Inclusive Spaces, Accessible Cities and Disability Inclusion.

Planners, transportation pros, architects and all civic designers need to make Universal Design a core part of their approach.