The Indiana State Chapter of the National MS Society has recently partnered with the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) to improve accessibility throughout the state of Indiana. 

This partnership is thanks to the initiative of  Public Policy Committee member Barbara Reed, who is also the Co-Leader of the Northwest Indianapolis/St. Vincent Self-Help Group. 

IPAS helps enforce Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations to ensure accessibility at a wide variety of locations, including businesses, restaurants, government offices, and parking lots, just to name a few. 

Finding accessibility problems in your local area can help make Indiana accessible to everyone. In order to report a concern, we will need the name of the business, street address and city, and how that location is currently not accessible.

For example, you could report that a restaurant doesn’t have an accessible restroom, or it doesn’t have accessible parking or a proper curb cut. 

This summer, IPAS is conducting a survey of pools owned and operated by cities and towns (i.e., municipal pools).  The survey is to make sure that the pools themselves are accessible to people with disabilities. If you visit a municipal pool that does not have an accessible entrance or pool lift, please contact IPAS at 1-800-622-4845 or by email at info@ipas.in.gov. 

If you have any questions, please contact Heather at heather.donegan@nmss.org and put “accessibility issues” in the subject field of the email.

Let’s make our state accessible for all Hoosiers!