About Melissa Marshall Disability Policy Consulting
Melissa Marshal Disability Policy Consulting can meet all of your organization's needs to become more welcoming of people with disabilities. Melissa Marshall presents comprehensive disability awareness, diversity and etiquette training that transforms attitudes about employees and customers with disabilities. She also presents succinct, accessible training on all aspects of federal and local disability law. Melissa is available to answer questions about any disability issue
She can conduct access audits of your building stock, including multi-building sites such as municipalities, colleges, universities, schools and hospitals. Depending on the scope and size of the job, Melissa will assemble a team of access audit professionals, including architects, when necessary.
About Melissa Marshall
Melissa Marshall, J.D. is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and is admitted to the Bar in Connecticut. She received her Bachelor's degree from Hampshire College, where she was one of the first people in the country to major in disability studies. In addition to being a disability policy consultant for over a decade, she has been Executive Director of several disability-related organizations. These are the Connecticut Business Leadership Network, a coalition of businesses committed to maximizing employment for people with disabilities; Advocacy Unlimited, which provides legal rights training to people with psychiatric disabilities in the community and in institutions; and the Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut, a Center for Independent Living that provides advocacy and support for people with disabilities so that they can live in the community. She is the former Director of the federal Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Mental Illness program at the CT State Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities. She is an expert in the ADA and implementation of its provisions. She provides disability law, disability awareness, diversity and etiquette training to small, medium and large businesses, state agencies, school districts, non-profits and colleges and universities nationally. She conducts access audits at facilities of all sizes. She has worked extensively with people who have physical, sensory, intellectual, learning and psychiatric disabilities, as well as with people on the autism spectrum.
Her passion is to make the world more welcoming to people with all types of disabilities.
Melissa Marshal Disability Policy Consulting can meet all of your organization's needs to become more welcoming of people with disabilities. Melissa Marshall presents comprehensive disability awareness, diversity and etiquette training that transforms attitudes about employees and customers with disabilities. She also presents succinct, accessible training on all aspects of federal and local disability law. Melissa is available to answer questions about any disability issue
She can conduct access audits of your building stock, including multi-building sites such as municipalities, colleges, universities, schools and hospitals. Depending on the scope and size of the job, Melissa will assemble a team of access audit professionals, including architects, when necessary.
About Melissa Marshall
Melissa Marshall, J.D. is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and is admitted to the Bar in Connecticut. She received her Bachelor's degree from Hampshire College, where she was one of the first people in the country to major in disability studies. In addition to being a disability policy consultant for over a decade, she has been Executive Director of several disability-related organizations. These are the Connecticut Business Leadership Network, a coalition of businesses committed to maximizing employment for people with disabilities; Advocacy Unlimited, which provides legal rights training to people with psychiatric disabilities in the community and in institutions; and the Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut, a Center for Independent Living that provides advocacy and support for people with disabilities so that they can live in the community. She is the former Director of the federal Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Mental Illness program at the CT State Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities. She is an expert in the ADA and implementation of its provisions. She provides disability law, disability awareness, diversity and etiquette training to small, medium and large businesses, state agencies, school districts, non-profits and colleges and universities nationally. She conducts access audits at facilities of all sizes. She has worked extensively with people who have physical, sensory, intellectual, learning and psychiatric disabilities, as well as with people on the autism spectrum.
Her passion is to make the world more welcoming to people with all types of disabilities.