Student calls on Austin commission to back 'Accessible Austin' certification and vendor rules
At a commission meeting, Westwood High student Sharan Khanna urged the body to adopt an Accessible Austin Initiative: a city-issued certification badge for third-party-verified businesses, a city-vendor web accessibility requirement, and a targeted tax incentive, citing an impending DOJ digital-accessibility rule and economic arguments for inclusion.
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Sharan Khanna, a Westwood High School student, urged the commission to partner on an "Accessible Austin Initiative" that would reward and require business accessibility in physical and digital spaces.
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