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AccessibilityAdvocacySystems Change

Accessibility Awareness and Advocacy

Practical engagement that helps institutions understand Deaf inclusion and turn awareness into accessible action.

Who it serves

Schools, NGOs, employers, technology companies, public institutions, and policymakers

Location

Across TIDI partner communities and institutions

Impact context

7+ Schools and partners engaged

The problem

The barrier this program addresses.

Deaf people continue to encounter barriers when institutions treat accessibility as an optional accommodation instead of a core part of quality and participation.

TIDI's solution

Accessible by design. Connected to opportunity.

TIDI brings Deaf-led knowledge into institutional conversations, helping partners identify barriers, improve communication, and design more inclusive services and opportunities.

Who the program serves

Designed around a clear audience and a practical next step.

Schools, NGOs, employers, technology companies, public institutions, and policymakers

Delivery reach

Schools, organizations, and ecosystem partners

What participants learn

  • Deaf inclusion fundamentals
  • Accessible communication
  • Inclusive program design
  • Institutional action planning

Program activities

How the program comes to life.

  1. 1

    Accessibility awareness sessions

  2. 2

    Deaf inclusion workshops

  3. 3

    Program and communication reviews

  4. 4

    Partner action planning

  5. 5

    Community and policy engagement

Photos from the field

The work, in context.

TIDI team and Deaf students at an inclusion-focused school program
A facilitator demonstrating sign-language-first engagement with students
Community stakeholders participating in a TIDI program workshop

Impact and accountability

Program ambition grounded in transparent context.

Program-level outcomes are tracked by cohort. The figures below describe TIDI's current organization-wide reach and are not presented as results from this initiative alone.

7+

Schools and partners engaged

7

States reached across TIDI

7+

Schools and partners engaged

A story from the work

Awareness matters when practice changes

The goal is not simply for a partner to understand accessibility. It is for the next classroom, application process, event, product, or workplace decision to include Deaf people by design.

This field note reflects the program model and does not attribute words to an individual participant.

Partner

Help this program reach its next cohort.

Commission Deaf-led accessibility training, support policy engagement, or partner with TIDI on inclusive program design.

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