Big Read: Progress and Possibilities
Accessibility in Wichita
Tuesday, April 08
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Explore the present and future of accessibility in Wichita in this Kansas Leadership Center panel discussion.
Bridging the Accessibility Gap: A Community Conversation
Join an expert panel for an interactive discussion that explores the current reality of accessibility in our community, our aspirations for the future, and what kind of leadership might be needed to close that gap. Part of the programming for NEA Big Read Wichita 2025, the discussion will help you think even more deeply about this year’s selection, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig.
Panelists for the event will include:
Hunter Vance, a local media executive who has blogged about accessing Wichita attractions by wheelchair
Mika Pyyhkala, director of digital accessibility, BVI Workforce Innovation Center, Envision Inc.
Tamara Blackwell, Bel Aire, Ms. Wheelchair America 2025, and Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2024
Virginia Zapote, ADA/Utility/Right-of-Way Coordinator, City of Wichita
Advanced Learning Library
The Advanced Learning Library, located centrally in the historic Delano neighborhood, has many specialty services and collections including the Maker Space and AV Studio, local history and genealogy collections, and the Friends of the Wichita Public Library used bookstore.