Accessibility & Education

Accessibility Now and for the Future: ADA+

From a foundational understanding of compliance with the ADA to pushing well beyond the basics, DNWML can support your team in Optimizing and maintaining accessibility in an office, business, or public facility.

Our knowledge of accessibility is personal, technical, and based on years of experience. We can help you move towards a more accessible and disability-friendly environment. We can support your understanding of what accessibility means and how improving accessibility benefits staff and customers!

Walkthroughs, workshops, and ongoing consultation
Designing and developing accessible spaces and places
Strategic planning and financial forecasting for access
Site plan review
Digital accessibility
Customized onboarding and training materials
Building a culture of Accessibility where you work and live

Disability Awareness Training

DATs are programs for businesses, non-profits, university departments, college classes and any group of adults wanting to think more deeply about disability, become aware of types of disability and disability identity, and consider accessibility for people with disabilities in their work and education, as clients, customers, and employees.

A DAT explores our relationships, assumptions, and the ways we work together. Workshops can be easily structured as classic ‘Lunch & Learns’, as longer programs, as onboarding segments, and as staff or leadership retreats. Workshops can combine engaging experiential learning, focused discussions, formal presentations, and solution-oriented programming.

All DATs are customized to your needs, setting, and timeline. Conversations include:

Disability in the Workplace
Disability language & ‘etiquette’
Leading with an Accessibility Mindset
Service Animal Awareness and Guidelines
Accessible Customer Service

Satisfied clients include:

University of Michigan
NSF Corporation
Oxford Property Management
Area Non-profits, medical clinics, research facilities, and foundations
Theaters and performance venues
Parks, recreation facilities, and metroparks
Cities, towns, and townships throughout our service are including Brighton, Howell, Monroe, Ann Arbor, Dexter, Pittsfield, Saline and many more

School Age Workshops for Elementary & High School

Our programs and workshops for school-age students (4th grade and up) support an empathetic and practical understanding of physical, developmental, and learning disabilities. They are hands-on, engaging, activity-based workshops designed to support learning how complex daily living can be for individuals with disabilities and the wide range of innovative and resourceful solutions.

Programs are facilitated by staff and volunteers with disabilities. Program options range from assembly and classroom speakers to customized workshops and programs. Since their inception, over 30,000 students have participated in these programs.

Volunteering and Training Opportunities

Student internships with area universities in a variety of programs
Serving as a site for on-the-job trainings
Hosting collaborative events, presentations, and focus groups with community organizations and members who want to offer their time and talent

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“Thank you again for the wonderful Workshop.”

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“Your presentation on accessible clinic spaces was just what we needed.”

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“Our students left the training with mush deeper knowledge and awareness about disability, accessibility, and their work as designers in the future.”

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“Thank you again for giving us valuable feedback on the street reconstruction project.”