Making city services more accessible for every family.

Five SoCal community college students from different majors, setting out to audit Irvine's city services, interview families, propose specific fixes, and build them. We are just getting started.

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What ENABLE Stands For

  • E – Engineering

    Designing practical, feasible improvements to city services.

  • N – Navigation

    Making information, spaces, and services easier to find and use.

  • A – Advocacy

    Bringing community needs to the city and championing real solutions.

  • B – Belonging

    Building a more welcoming, inclusive Irvine for all families.

  • L – Language

    Removing communication barriers through clear, multilingual, and culturally thoughtful resources.

  • E – Equity

    Ensuring Irvine's services work for people of all abilities, backgrounds, and life circumstances.

How We Work

A community-centered process that turns real experiences into real, built solutions.

  1. 1. Audit

    Review city services, spaces, and digital tools to find barriers.

  2. 2. Listen

    Interview families and community members to understand real needs.

  3. 3. Propose

    Turn insights into specific, actionable fixes for the city.

  4. 4. Build

    Develop and launch those fixes, from clearer resources to working tools.

Where We're Starting

We have not published findings yet. These are the areas we plan to look at first.

See Our Plan
  • Curb ramp with a yellow tactile warning strip (illustration).

    Sidewalks & Curb Ramps

    Checking sidewalks and curb ramps for barriers to getting around.

  • Laptop showing a concept city services web page (illustration).

    City Websites & Forms

    Testing city web pages and forms against WCAG 2.1 AA.

  • Covered picnic pavilion in a park (illustration).

    Parks & Programs

    Looking at access to parks, recreation programs, and community activities.