||| FROM DIMITRI STANKEVICH, ORCAS CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |||
Mona Evans replaces Orcas Center’s accessibility signage with father Chris Evans.
As part of her volunteer project for the National Honor Society, Mona Evans is contacting local businesses in the community to update their Accessibility signage. She came to Orcas Center to educate the staff on why these changes are needed: to promote a better understanding of how persons with disabilities are perceived.
The new logo shows forward mobility and action – the head is in a forward position, arms are back, and the wheels have cut-outs to show the person in motion. All these changes may seem minor, but carry a greater message by showing the able-bodied community that one is not “handicapped”, rather, they are a person who has a disability.
These changes in accessibility signage are slowly moving throughout the world, and Mona is thrilled to be a part of the advocacy for change. She will be working on a fundraising project to purchase the stencil, more stickers, and paint to replace parking space logos throughout the island in the near future.
Learn more about the Accessible Icon project: https://accessibleicon.org
If you have a business on-island that needs signage replacing, or would like to donate to the project, you can contact Mona directly: Mevans@orcas.k12.wa.us.
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We now have our updated stickers at the Orcas Island Library!