#AccessibilityPSA is a program based in Southeastern Connecticut working to educate about and advocate for disability rights and concerns, with a special focus on accessibility issues. We are founded and primarily run by disabled babe and disability and mental health advocate, educator, and activist Farrah (Garland) Kaeser, with assistance from a growing team of volunteers and supporters.
We work hard with architects, designers, lawmakers, business owners, corporations, contractors, disabled people, and the community at large to address accessibility concerns, help educate folks about the importance of disability issues, advocate for disability rights, and innovate creative actions to help make our world more kind, inclusive, and safe.
We currently heavily utilize online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Patreon, and a blog for our education and advocacy efforts, but we also do a lot of hands-on work in our community. We provide talks and lectures, meet with groups and individuals to discuss accessibility concerns and legislative issues, and participate in an ever-increasing number of exciting activism opportunities. Educate. Advocate. Affect Change.
About Farrah
Farrah is a self-described almost-doctor, business owner, disabled babe, and disability rights and accessibility advocate, activist, and educator. She is a full-time cane user and soon-to-be ambulatory wheelchair user due to several rare and degenerative neurological and connective tissue disorders, amongst other things.
She is a doctoral student in the field of Natural Medicine, the owner of a few small businesses in Southeastern Connecticut, and the founder of #AccessibilityPSA. She works hard to try and educate folks about the importance of disability rights. In addition to talking to individuals about disability issues, she also does talks and lectures, works with architects, designers, organizations, events, and even politicians to educate about accessibility, disability rights, and help create safe and equal spaces.
Additionally, Farrah volunteers on her town's committee regarding the restrictions on plastic bags and straws, as well as taking a very hand-on approach to supporting local progressive political candidates who have committed to care for and represent the disabled community.
In all her free time, she is loud-and-proud bookworm, introvert, and physics nerd. She can often be found reading in her favourite coffee shop, walking in the woods, hanging out with her cat, or riding her motorcycle through the New England countryside.