What We Do
Mission
To create an inclusive Seattle by confronting barriers, raising awareness, and bridging communities.
Vision
To promote access, inclusion, and equity for people with disabilities.
Purpose
To promote the full participation of people with disabilities into all areas of economic, political, and community life in the City of Seattle.
2024 Work Plan
We believe in a world where disability is celebrated as an integral part of human diversity, inclusivity and equity.
- Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability, Inclusion, and Equity
Goals of the Seattle Disability Commission (SDC) are to:
- Be a voice for the disabled community. Increase community engagement by recruiting new commissioners and doing outreach.
- Deepen partnerships and advocacy on policy.
- Recognize the importance of intersectionality & advocate for all people (see Disability Justice). In 2024, the SDC will increase our capacity by.
In 2024, the SDC will increase our capacity by:
- Recruiting new Commissioners
- Focus community outreach according to drafted recruitment and outreach plan
- Follow an annual calendar of activities
- Host hybrid meetings open to public
Upcoming Work
Our policy and advocacy priorities for 2024 are:
- Transportation (including sidewalks, accessible parking, wheelchair chargers, etc.)
- Housing
- Employment
- ADA
- Parks
- Emergency preparedness
We will use multiple methods to accomplish our goals:
- Meet with City Council early in 2024 to share our plan and hear how they will support the disability community.
- Invite policy leaders, topic experts, and folks from disability community to attend and/or present at meetings.
- Recruit new commissioners from the community by increasing our social media presence and outreach in accordance with the recruitment and outreach plan we
drafted. - Attend other commission meetings to collaborate or co-host events/panels.
- Attend other organizational meetings to hear of opportunities, reach out and network.Continue to welcome public comment at meetings
The Commission has created the following work committees:
- Transportation
- Employment
- Advocacy
Work Plans by Year
This material, as well as reasonable accommodations for meetings and events, is available on request for people with disabilities. To request an accommodation, call (206) 684-4500 or complete the accommodations request form on seattle.gov/americans-with-disabilities-act.