Disability Rights Washington

2023-24 Award - Systems & Policy Change - $125,000

Disability Rights Washington (DRW) seeks to support its Disability Mobility Initiative (DMI) with the long-term goal of advancing policy toward the prioritization of funding to create an accessible and equitable public infrastructure and transit system that benefits all Washington residents. While the project will begin with a focus on advancing policy in Seattle for more public resources allocated to sidewalk repair and construction, the intent over 2023 and 2024 is to also advance policy at a state level with the same purpose but expanded geographic impact. DRW will be using a multi-modal approach through advocacy tools including legal, public policy and media advocacy, while working with members of the community with lived experience as individuals with disabilities.