Please note: This event has been postponed. Please check back for the rescheduled date.
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement will host a Civic Skill Building Workshop focused on developing skills and awareness to ensure civic participating is accessible to all. We are honored that Andrew Lackey, Deputy Commissioner of the St. Louis Office on the Disabled, will be joining to lead this Civic Skill Building Workshop.
We will discuss the following questions:
- What are the ways in which we, as community members, can become more informed and more active in making sure public spaces and public life is set up in ways which disabled experiences are being considered and integrated into decision making?
- How do we advocate with disabled community members to ensure policies are being created and/or upheld to provide the quality of life they deserve?
- How have disabled citizens navigated civic spaces and advocated to change the civic landscape?
About Andrew Lackey:
Andrew Lackey has been working in the field of civil rights for more than 15 years. He currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner for the Office on the Disabled for the City of Saint Louis where he ensures the City is accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities, as well as ensuring employees of the City with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations. Mr. Lackey has deep knowledge of many aspects of civil rights and disability policy and has served on all levels of state and local government, as well as the non-profit and private sectors.
He currently serves on the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council, making sure that all Missourians have accessible technology that helps them fully participate in their communities. Mr Lackey is a graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law and has worked in private practice and interned with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri Commission on Human Rights.
Mr. Lackey also worked for the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council as a public policy analyst, where he led educational trainings for people with disabilities and their family members on how public policy is made and how it affects them. He is a certified ADA coordinator. He is the recipient of the 2007 Bob Aldridge Inclusion Advocate Award from the Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability. Mr. Lackey also serves on the Missouri Trails Advisory Board because of his accessibility knowledge and experience.
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We're sorry, but the Sept. 12 Civic Café with Andrew Lackey has been postponed.