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Notes on access
& participation.
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Notes on access & participation · Issue 01
Knowing there is a need is only the beginning.
Communication access raises a practical workforce question: what should a person know how to do when they recognize that communication is not working?
That question is helping shape PCAP. I want to explore education that connects awareness with respectful questions, clear responsibilities, and appropriate support.
Wisconsin’s direct care and community health worker efforts offer useful context. These are different roles, and I do not assume that one curriculum can meet every need. The task ahead is to understand where specialized learning could help and how it should be developed with the people most affected.
On the reading list
The DHS CDCP Curriculum Overview is a starting resource for understanding existing competencies. It is not evidence that PCAP has been approved or integrated into that program.
The question I’m carrying forward
What should a worker practice—not just read—to support communication and participation within their role?
PCAP is still in development. I’ll share the work as it becomes concrete, with a clear distinction between ideas, progress, and completed milestones.
— Laura Newman
Strong Culture LLC
How Strong Culture Helps
Communication access and workplace culture are part of the same system.
People participate more fully when communication is accessible and the people around them know what to do. Strong Culture brings lived experience, practical planning, consulting, and training together to create change that people can actually feel.
Community & Communication Access
Centering DeafBlind, Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and low-vision communities.
I help communities and systems identify communication barriers, understand what meaningful access requires, and build clearer pathways for participation and support.
- DeafBlind community engagement and consulting
- Communication-access planning across care and community settings
- Rural access coordination and systems navigation
- Practical guidance shaped by lived experience
Training, Workshops & Speaking
Bringing mental-health education into everyday places.
Strong Culture works with workplaces, schools, support groups, community organizations, healthcare and frontline teams, conferences, faith communities, and rural partners to make mental-health knowledge and pathways to support more available where people already gather.
- Mental Health First Aid certification
- Youth suicide prevention through belonging and connection
- Grief, loss, stress, boundaries, and sustainable care
- Keynotes, workshops, facilitated conversations, and customized education
The common thread
A strong culture is built when access is planned, people are listened to, and teams are prepared to respond with dignity and clarity.
What People Are Saying
People leave with greater clarity, practical tools, and a stronger way forward.
Strong Culture work is built around honesty, accessibility, dignity, and practical support—whether the setting is community consulting, workplace training, access planning, or a facilitated conversation.
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined.”
“Laura’s teaching skills are excellent, and I learned how to find hope again.”