Livability Library: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

LIFTING UP COMMUNITIES

• Supporting Inclusion and Social Connections in Rural Communities (2024)

• A Place for Community Healing: Philando Castile Peace Garden (2023)

• A Celebration of LGBTQ+ 'Legacy Couples' (2023)

• AARP/NLC Webinar Video: "Connecting Older Adults to Broadband" (2022)

• How to (Respectfully) Help a Community in Crisis (updated 2020)

• How Chess Can Reconnect a Community (2018)

• A Michigan City Receives a Solar Solution (2017)

• Project Videos: AARP Community Challenge Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Parents are Creating Communities for Their Grown Children With Special Needs (2021)

• How to Create a Residential Community for Adults with I/DD (2021)

• Designing for People With I/DD (2021)

• Finding a Forever Home for My Adults Son With Autism (2021)

EXPERT INSIGHTS

• Christopher Coes on Equitable Development (2021)

• Odetta MacLeish-White, TransFormation Alliance, "Hold On To Your Why" (2019)

• Carol Coletta, Memphis River Parks Partnership, "Invest in Change: Making Places That Work for Everyone" (2019)

• Webinar: The Future of Equitable, Walkable Communities (2019)

• Webinar: Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (2019)

• Keith Benjamin, City of Charleston, South Carolina, Conference Presentation: 'Equity is a Tailored Strategy That Closes the Gap Between Opportunity and Access' (2018)

• 8 80 Cities: 'Rules' of Community Engagement (2018)

• Advice from the Friendly Streets Initiative (2016)

• Gil Penalosa, Founder of 8 80 Cities, Conference Presentation (2015)

HISTORY

• Before the Highway (2023)

• Decades of Highway Construction and Community Destruction (2023)

• Before the Highway: Mayor Ken Welch, St. Petersburg, Florida (2023)

• Before the Highway: Shirley Mixon Smith, Columbus, Ohio (2023)

• Before the Highway: Moses Freeman, Chattanooga, Tennessee (2023)

• Before the Highway: Marvin Rogers Anderson, Saint Paul, Minnesota (2023)

• Before the Highway: Rose Childress, Houston, Texas (2023)

• Before the Highway: David Everett, Rochester, New York (2023)

• Before the Highway: Martin Pedraza, Rochester, New York (2023)

• Video: Honoring Those Buried in a Historic Cemetery (2021)

FREE PUBLICATIONS

• Exploring Digital Equity Fact Sheet Series (2022)

ACCESSIBILITY

• Universal Design and Visitability Housing Certifications (2021)

• Video: An Accessible Solution for Saco, Maine (2018)

• Building an ADA-Compliant ADU (2017)

• Old and New Challenges for People Who Have Vision and Hearing Impairments (2017)

• Making Communities More Livable for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments (2016)

 

INSPIRING IDEAS

• A Community Is Enabled Through the Reuse of Walkers, Wheelchairs and More (2023)

• Why St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis Cooks So Much Chili (2018)

• Lead by Example Reverse the Trend (2018)

• 10 Tips to Help Businesses Engage With 'Kupuna' (2018)

• Hosting a Community Dinner for LGBT Older Adults (2018)

• Lunching and Learning as 'Lunch Pals' (2018)

• How Block Parties Can Build Bridges (2016)

• An 'LGBT-Welcoming' Place to Call Home (2016)

• SAGECare Teaches Elder Care Providers How to Foster a Welcoming Community (2016)

 

Q&A INTERVIEWS

• Q&A: Rena Bradley, Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center (2021)

• Q&A: Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (2021)

• Q&A: Andy Toy, Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition (2020)

• Q&A: Mitch Silver, NYC Parks Commissioner (2014)

• Q&A: Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2014)

• Q&A: Rose Gowen, M.D., Commissioner, Brownsville, Texas (2014)

 

AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES AND EQUITY

• Age-Friendly Network Communities and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Atlanta, Georgia, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Austin, Texas, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Honolulu, Hawaii, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly San Antonio, Texas, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Tucson, Arizona, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly West Hollywood, California, and Equity (2021)

• Age-Friendly Wilton Manors, Florida, and Equity (2021)