Expanding the Table

After our Courageous Conversations session on Disability Inclusion with deaf advocates & educators Jason Altmann and Crystal Kelley Schwartz, Zina & Jess invite Joy Wagner, Founder and President of NeuroBalance Center, to dive deeper into the question: How do we design our communities to remove barriers to dignity and belonging? Joy shares her personal story about a disability literally knocking her off her feet, and how that led her to design and build a center from the ground up to go beyond ADA compliance and set new standards for what a truly accessible building can be. 

"There is such a positive impact on everybody involved when a place is getting it right," says Joy. "There are three terms in public health: Make things accessible, make them affordable, and make them available."

Suggested Resources:

• 7 Principles of Universal Design
• 10 Principles of Disability Rights
• The Curb Cut Effect: How universal design makes things better for everyone
• Americans with Disabilities Act

To learn more about the series and join future sessions, visit CourageousCommunity.us.