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Waukesha business venture promotes accessibility

Published August 23, 2006 - BizTimes Daily

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In a cooperative effort, the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce (WCCC), the Adaptive Community Approach Program (ACAP) and IndependenceFirst have developed a business guide to improving accessibility to businesses in Waukesha County.
The brochure is available at the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce, ACAP and IndependenceFirst and will also be distributed in the business community soon.
The purpose of this program is to create awareness and initiate change in the Waukesha area business community to guarantee opportunities for full and equal participation for all people.
Mike Pjevach, chairman of the board of directors for the WCCC, said, "Accessibility needs to be a consideration for all businesses, not just those that work directly with their customers. Anything we can do to help inform businesses about accessibility will help."
As a part of the effort, recognition awards will be given to area businesses that demonstrate a commitment to accessibility. Nominations for the awards can be sent to: Doreen Eicher of the ACAP at (262) 521-1120; Patti Wallner of the WCCC at (262) 542-4249 or pwallner@waukesha.org; or Diana Sullivan of IndependenceFirst at (414) 291-7520 or dsullivan@independencefirst.org.
Funding for this project comes from the Wisconsin Council for Developmental Disabilities (WCDD).

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