KCDC Disability News Message

Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Disability News message.? I hope you have a wonderful day.?

Martha K. Gabehart | Executive Director
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

This message is from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

Active Tourism: Community Vibrancy, Economic Development, and Sunflower State Adventures

Join Jordan Roemerman (Kansas Tourism), Craig Crosette (Sterling, KS), and Lelan Dains (Visit Emporia), to learn how to build support and infrastructure for Active Tourism in your community from Kansas Tourism, Kansas Department of Transportation, and successful local communities. Inspire your community and your next Kansas vacation!

This is the second in a monthly Walk Bike Roll Kansas virtual series. Stay tuned for information on future events covering topics such as demonstration projects, safety, accessibility, and more!

Can't tune in live? Sign up and we'll provide a recording after the session.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jenny Kramer at [email protected].

We also invite you to register for our in-person Walk Bike Roll Kansas Active Transportation Summit happening in McPherson, KS, September 20-22!?

In yesterday's KCDC Disability News message, I shared information from the Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD). Melanie Stanley's message included an acronym I didn't know and was not spelled out in the message.? Here is the answer to what BEAD stands for.?

The Power of the Community Reinvestment Act:??Strategies for Success

Explore opportunities to use the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to bring financial institutions, community development, and disability communities to together to promote successful employment and economic outcomes for people with disabilities and others with low- and moderate-incomes (LMI).

The Community Reinvestment Act and How It Benefits Low- and Moderate-Income Communities

Passed in 1977, the CRA encourages equal access to credit and financial services for the entire community, with an emphasis on low- to moderate-incomes (LMI) by engaging in community and workforce development activities.

National Disability Institute?s (NDI) Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development (CDICD)

NDI's CDICD works to improve the financial health and well-being of LMI individuals with disabilities and their families by increasing awareness and usage of the opportunities and resources available under the CRA.

In 2021, the LEAD Center initiated three pilots using the CRA as a starting point. These pilots, based in Albany, New York; Broward County, Florida; and Kalamazoo, Michigan, create partnerships with banks to develop financial education and financial industry career pathways services in the workforce system, focusing on LMI individuals from traditionally underserved communities.

Resource: Workforce Systems Can Leverage Bank Resources to Improve Economic Self-Sufficiency and Employment Outcomes for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals (file attached below)

(LEAD Center) ? This resource explains how workforce systems can leverage bank resources to improve economic self-sufficiency and employment outcomes for LMI individuals.


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