Recap: Assistive Technology
In this recorded webinar, from November 2025, we explored the topic of assistive technology.
Recap: Accessible transportation webinar
Read the recap of our October Understanding Ableism webinar about accessible transportation. “Transportation access means enabling people to go not only where they need to go, but where they want to go.”
Presenting: “The Humans”
We’re partnering with the Sound Theatre Company to participate in a “talk back” at an upcoming show of their production of “The Humans.”
Recap: Landmark disability laws webinar
An Overview of the September 2025 Understanding Ableism Webinar: “Section 504, the ADA, and Olmstead”
Meet Jennifer
Get to know Jennifer Romer, a new Independent Living Specialist at Disability Empowerment Center.
Redefining access
Inclusion in the workplace often gets discussed as an abstract goal, but technology is turning it into something far more practical. Read the post from our guest blogger.
Award-winning staff
Our staff member Mandy Wes received the “Peer-O” award at the Peer Pathways conference in August.
Recap: Disability and employment webinar
An Overview of the August 2025 Understanding Ableism Webinar: “Disability and Employment”
Supporting community through music
After the 2024 election, Dustin Saksek told himself "I have to act." He was deeply concerned about what the Trump Administration was threatening to eliminate and how that would hurt people in his Seattle community.
My experience as an AmeriCorps rookie
Read about Colin’s experience as an AmeriCorps member of our team for the past year.
What it’s like to be in AmeriCorps in 2025
Hear Christine’s story of her experience as an AmeriCorps member in 2025.
Recap: Ableism in education
An Overview of the July 2025 Understanding Ableism Webinar: “If the Disability Community Ran the Schools”
What changes would you like to see?
Tell us what you think!
What changes would you like to see in our society when it comes to disability inclusion and accessibility?
Recap: Accessible design webinar
An Overview of the June 2025 Understanding Ableism Webinar: “How Design Can Become More Accessible”
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month! It marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990. This was landmark legislation that affirmed the civil rights of millions of people.
Recap: Long COVID webinar
An Overview of the May 2025 Understanding Ableism Webinar: “Long COVID’s Impact on the Disability Community”
Model city code
The City of Redmond just adopted new city code rules that incorporate Universal Design.
Philip’s story
Our staffer Philip shares his recent experience navigating Seattle in a wheelchair for the first time.
Summer library tour
We’re on a mission to visit as many Seattle Public Library branches as we can to share disability-related resources with community members.
Last week we were at the Beacon Hill Library.

