Everyone is welcome at
EL PUEBLO
An organization that works towards justice
Accessibility is the primary tool that organizations can engage to dismantle ableism and create a more inclusive space; it defines the degree to which all people can engage with certain resources and participate in cultural, social, political, and economic spheres.”- Promise and Practice.
WHAT WE DO?
As an organization that works towards justice for our immigrant and Latinx communities, we have to ask ourselves the same question we’ve asked of the systems that govern us— what are we doing to bring people in and in what ways are we keeping them out?
In order to bring everyone into the folds of our work we have to be intentional about making that work accessible. We are currently working on expanding accessibility in every area of our work- planning so that the burden of meeting needs is not placed on our community members.
Ways in which we currently facilitate access in our work:
- Language justice by providing Spanish interpretation for all public virtual events and ensuring that our communications’ platforms including social media, emails, and our website are available in both English and Spanish languages.
- Providing childcare for our program participants for their in person weekly meetings.
- Further accessibility accommodations are made for our annual in person La Fiesta de El Pueblo- they are updated annually and made available on our website.
Everyone has access needs
Everyone has access needs, and while we still have a long way to go, we are working to ensure these needs are met to the best of our ability and capacity.
Part of this journey into accessibility is hearing from you! If there is something we could be doing better in terms of accessibility, please let us know: elpueblo@elpueblo.org. We appreciate your input on how to better meet everyone’s needs.
