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Access Measures

Three easy steps to create your own customized Access Plan - ready for Board approval, a staff meeting, or the next grant application. 
 
Step One - Filter the list by Community (who), Cost (how much) or Timeline (how long). 

 

Step Two - Clicking the ADD TO MY PLAN button on any measures that you would like to implement. 

 

Step Three - To see your Access Plan, click on the My Plan tab at the top, or the blue My Plan button in the bottom right corner.

Accessibility Audit

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Action Item: Read through audit, hire accessibility consultant to complete an access audit of your space.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
Less than a week
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Accessibility Consultant

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Medium Cost ($500-1000)
6 months
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Accessible Parking

A parking space that is clearly identified as reserved for use by a person with a disability and meets the local government requirements.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
3 months
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Braille

A form of written language for blind people, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
3 months
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Closed Captions

Time Synchronized text that reflects the audio track and can be read while watching visual content. Closed Captions are in the same language as the audio.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
1 month
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Disability Awareness Training

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Medium Cost ($500-1000)
3 months
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Mental Health First Aid

A training program to prepare individuals to help you give to someone developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
3 months
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Mentorship

A relationship between two people where the individual with more experience, knowledge, and connections is able to pass along what they have learned to the person with less experience.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
6 months
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Microphones

The use of a microphone helps to stabilize a presenters volume and significantly improves the function of a hearing aid. This helps not only those in the hearing loss community, but also removes barriers for people who have trouble processing and understanding.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
1 month
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Open Captions

Open Captions are always in view for everyone and cannot be turned off.

Medium Cost ($500-1000)
1 month
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