03/25/2021
DFW for All believes that disability justice is an essential part of building safe and sustainable communities for all. We know that access is the bare minimum to ensure that the voices of disabled people are not only heard but acted upon. We are fighting to:
- Expand emergency shelter services with protections for high risk groups, specifically for people with disabilities, undocumented residents, youth, and LGBT+ communities.
- Expand public transit services to be reliable, accessible, free, and net-zero emissions.
- Update zoning plans and decision making processes to prioritize walkability within cities, increase accessibility for people with disabilities, and protect residents from environmental hazards.
- Develop a comprehensive emergency response plan with standards that ensure the protection of the most vulnerable communities, specifically youth, people of color, and people with disabilities, LGBT+ communities, and all people regardless of immigration status during times of disasters, health care crisis, and other emergencies.
- Continue to train and dispatch community care workers, mental health crisis response teams, and de-escalation first responders in routine patrols, 911 calls, and emergency situations, and invest in non-police forms of emergency response (i.e. CAHOOTS).
Learn more at dfwforall.com and sign up to volunteer!
Image Description: Text reads, “environmental justice is disability justice.” Includes images of a person with a prosthetic leg , a wheelchair user, and a third person with no visible disability together.
