Downtown Madison Inc (DMI), has been working in a partnership with the City of Madison’s Disability Rights Commission, and Access to Independence, the local Independent Living Center, to address accessibility and inclusion barriers faced by people with disabilities. DMI’s executive director Jason Ilstrup, and Access to Independence’s executive director, Jason Beloungy, will talk about why the partnership was formed, how it was solidified, what’s been achieved, and the goals moving forward.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about building partnerships to improve accessibility and inclusion internally, as well as in the community. Participants will also gain insight on the value of the lived experience of people with disabilities as a part of collaboration.