Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge
City Council Meeting, June 13, 2023
Agenda Item 3.3
Presenters:
Sarah Zárate, Director, Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations Raania Mohsen, Disability Affairs Officer
City Manager’s Office
1 Introduction
2022
Staff completed initial Organizational Disability
Assessment; Council approved funding and
continued focus on improvements for FY 22-23
2023
New Disability Affairs Officer hired; continue
deeper organizational assessment/gap analysis,
training, and propose further recommendations
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge 2
Disability Affairs Update: Workplan Objectives
Phased Approach
Phase I:
1. Catalyze cultural change by building institutional awareness
2. Support Disability Affairs organizationally
3. Improve accessibility in five areas across departments:
I. Communications and information access
II. Community engagement
III. Physical access
IV. Employment access
V. Shared data collection
Phase 2 objectives will be informed by Phase I
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge 3
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge
Purpose
Establish framework to advance systemic change that
normalizes inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities • Provide context & formalize City’s commitment
• “Nothing About Us Without Us”
• Advancing pledge principles will improve outcomes not just for people with disabilities, but also for other marginalized groups that face systemic inequities
• Modeled after County’s pledge
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge 4
Next Steps – Key Highlights
Continue Internal Accessibility assessment across
pilot departments
Conduct a Disability Inclusive Emergency Preparedness Review and Analysis
Restructure the Disability Access Grant Program for
Small Businesses
Co-Host Listening Forum with California Commission on Disability Access, August 2023
Provide recommendations to improve accessibility
across departments in 2024
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge 5
Proposed Council Action – Agenda Item 3.3
June 13, 2023
Adopt Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge to
formalize City’s commitment and prioritization of
disability inclusion and a barrier-free environment
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge 6
Disability Inclusion Equity Pledge
City Council Meeting, June 13, 2023
Agenda Item 3.3
Presenters:
Sarah Zárate, Director, Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations Raania Mohsen, Disability Affairs Officer
City Manager’s Office
7