Common Council Adopts, Mayor Signs Legislation Making Milwaukee a Sensory Inclusive City

During the Common Council meeting today (Tuesday, April 21), the Council adopted file #240920 – a resolution relating to the designation of Milwaukee as a Certified Sensory Inclusive City. The ordinance, introduced by Common Council President José G. Pérez, authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to enter into an agreement with KultureCity to provide training and to develop and implement a citywide sensory inclusion program. Following the Council meeting, Mayor Cavalier Johnson signed the ordinance into law.

“One goal that is always present in our decision making is to make Milwaukee an inclusive, welcoming city for everyone – employees, residents, and visitors,” said President Perez. “Acknowledging that a significant portion of the population has sensory needs, and providing them the tools and resources to better access our city is a step forward toward making Milwaukee more accessible for everyone.”

KultureCity’s Sensory Inclusive certification process includes staff training by leading medical and neurodivergent professionals on how to recognize individuals with sensory needs and how to respond to sensory overload situations, as well as the provision of sensory bags equipped with noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards, and weighted lap pads. The City will take the lead in engaging its employees, with partner Visit Milwaukee playing a prominent role in presenting the KultureCity training model to its various partners and organizations citywide.

“I want to thank KultureCity for their work in providing these tools to our community and others, as well as thank my colleagues for their support of this item, and all the partners who have stepped up to make this a truly citywide effort,” President Perez added.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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