Jefferson County on Thursday voted unanimously to invest $3.5 million in KultureCity’s plan to create the National Accessibility Park at the former Powell Avenue Steam Plant building on Birmingham’s Southside.
KultureCity is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Vestavia Hills, and the world leader in sensory accessibility, creating sensory accessible and inclusive environments for individuals with sensory needs and invisible disabilities. It educates venue staff and grants certification to locations that implement sensory-inclusive modifications.
“This project would represent a $60 million investment here in downtown Birmingham,” said Jeff Traywick, the county’s economic development advisor. “Some of the key features of their proposal include the first U.S. technical college for individuals with disabilities. This is one of the things that really excites me from the economic development aspect because of the workforce part of this proposal.”…