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Austin’s new Office of Equity and Inclusion outlines human-rights, anti-hate and ADA priorities to Public Safety Commission
Summary
City officials introduced the merged Office of Equity and Inclusion and its Human Rights Division, previewing quality-of-life studies, an anti-hate 'We All Belong' task force, fair-housing outreach and new ADA administrator hires; staff asked the commission for feedback and cross-department collaboration.
City Equity and Inclusion leaders visited the Public Safety Commission on Dec. 1 to introduce the newly merged office and to outline plans for a human-rights framework, complaint resolution and community engagement.
"Our mission is to transform systems to increase access, remove barriers to opportunity and address discrimination," said Dr. Lindsey Wilson, director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion. She said the office combined prior equity and civil-rights work and recently added a Human Rights Division and an ADA administrator.
Shafina Khaki, the city's Human…
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