Legislation
Creating lasting, systemic systems that foster inclusivity
We believe that true change begins with strong laws and active participation. That’s why we advocate for legislation that protects and empowers persons with disabilities while promoting civic engagement. By working directly with lawmakers and encouraging communities to get involved, we turn accessibility data into policy—ensuring that inclusion isn’t just an idea, but a legal reality.
But change doesn’t happen in policy rooms alone—it happens when people raise their voices. That’s why AccessibilityAtlas champions legislation increasing the civic engagement and education of persons with disabilities.
United States
of America
In partnership with the Centre for Voters Initiative & Action
In partnership with the Centre for Voters Initiative & Action, we lead efforts on the state level for a bill that mandates the availability of Braille ballots and Braille informational pamphlets at all polling places. While some jurisdictions may offer these materials by request, our legislation ensures they are proactively and widely accessible, eliminating barriers that have long excluded blind voters from independently casting their ballots and accessing critical election information.
At the federal level, we are working to build support for the National Accessibility Information Act, a first-of-its-kind legislative proposal that would establish a centralized, government-maintained database of accessible public locations across the country. Modeled in part on local grassroots mapping projects, this bill would help persons with disabilities navigate their communities with greater ease.
We aim to transform how accessibility is built into everyday life and ensure that inclusion is not left to chance, but guaranteed by law.
Canada
Recognizing the success of our federal legislative work in the U.S., we have expanded our efforts internationally—most notably to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. There, we are advancing legislation to establish similar centralized accessibility databases, tailored to each province’s legal and civic context. Just as in the U.S., our goal is to embed accessibility into the very framework of public life—ensuring that persons with disabilities are not merely accommodated, but fully empowered participants in civic society.
The European
Union
Recognizing the success of our U.S. legislative advocacy, AccessibilityAtlas has extended its mission across the European Union. Guided by the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882), we are beginning to work with the European Commission to close implementation gaps, especially in public-sector information and digital infrastructure. Our efforts focus on encouraging EU member states to not only comply with minimum legal standards, but to go further—establishing national accessibility databases.