Episode 90: Independent Living

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Written By Alex Norman

In today’s episode of The Real State, we explore the intersection between the drive to promote independent living for people with disabilities and the communities in which they reside. Today’s guest is Dan Shorter, CEO at the Coalition for independent living, a private non-profit client directed civil rights organization for children and adults with disabilities based in Palm Beach County Florida. The Coalition for independent living’s goal is to promote independence for people with disabilities and has been active since 1989 . Just in the past year they’ve assisted more than 5,000 families, free of charge, in Palm Beach County, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties.  

Alex Norman

Alex Norman is the founder and CEO of Access Built, a leading agency helping organizations reimagine environments to be more inclusive. As the author of Boundless: Real Stories and Practical Strategies for Inclusive Living, Alex blends powerful life stories with actionable design strategies. A former global advertising and innovation leader, Alex now helps organizations uncover and remove the “friction points” in the built world. His work, rooted in personal experience and collaboration with design leaders, challenges audiences to see accessibility not as compliance but as a catalyst for innovation, inclusion, and human potential.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexnorman1/
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