Adjacent Space
Our Mission
Adjacent Space is committed to advance public spaces into a more visual-tactile accessible and equitable place for Deaf, hard-of-hearing and Deafblind communities.
Our Vision
For every Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deafblind individual to have communication access where they live, work and play.
How does Adjacent Space fulfill its mission?
The winning formula of a fully accessible and equitable community involves:
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Advocating for the recognition of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by promoting the use of open captioning, American Sign Language Interpreters and other visual-tactile tools.
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Creating jobs for Deaf Interpreters whose skill is used to create equitable communication and information for the community.
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Model the foundation of an accessible and equitable organization by internally using accessible tools, inclusion of diverse perspectives, minority leadership and recognizing where privilege needs to be disbanded.
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Creates accessible content for the community.
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Actively looks for approaches that create an equitable community through which everyone lives, works and plays.
Be part of the movement that promotes and celebrates accessibility and diversity.
