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Do you have questions about why the Census matters? Privacy concerns? Or questions about how the 2020 Census will be accessible for people with disabilities? Watch our videos in English, Spanish, or ASL and sign our pledge to complete the 2020 Census yourself.

#DisabilityCounts2020

Do you have questions about why the Census matters? Privacy concerns? Or questions about how the 2020 Census will be accessible for people with disabilities? Watch our videos in English, Spanish, or ASL and sign our pledge to complete the 2020 Census yourself.
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Victory! Tacoma Builds Missing Sidewalk to Pierce County Elections Center

This is exciting news – after our video with Blake Geyen led to a Tacoma New Tribune profile, Tacoma moved to build the section of missing sidewalk connecting the nearest bust stop to the Pierce County Elections Center. Here’s an update from Gail Himes, the City of Tacoma ADA Coordinator: Good news- despite the wet … Continued

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Mobility Justice

Access to transportation is identified by our constituents as one of the top three challenges facing people with disabilities in Washington State, and we have heard from other disability advocates that they hear the same message from their constituents.  Our communities have been designed around the automobile as transportation, and for those of us who … Continued

Parenting Without Pity

Parenting Without Pity is a storytelling project where disabled parents draw from our own experiences of disability to help parents be better allies for their disabled children.   In the series, we ask disabled parents about their own childhoods and what they wish their parents would have known. We also ask how they identify – … Continued

#Accessibility Is Cool!

We are committed to producing the most accessible digital media we can, and to training others to do the same.   A decade ago, most of what we were sharing online was text. That shifted to images, and now is video quickly becoming the most popular method of content creation. So, how can we ensure … Continued
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