DARREN BATES

Darren Bates LLC (DLBLLC) is a boutique consulting firm and global resource for inclusive and accessible Smart Cities. DLBLLC was founded in 2013 by Darren Bates, a lifelong champion of equality, inclusion, and social justice for people with disabilities and the LGBTQ communities... Darren Bates LLC offers customized technical assistance and training that is culturally and linguistically competent through teams of inclusion specialists and accessibility experts in the field. We provide instruction and support to multiple stakeholders-city leadership, city planners and support staff, infrastructure operators, higher education, private business enterprise, coalitions, and the broader community-to foster universal design and people-centered urban planning... We accelerate local solutions using community-centric innovations. We help our Clients develop standards, metrics, maturity models, and real-time dashboards for performance evaluation and continuous improvement.

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