Recognizing that disability is a crosscutting issue, the CDLG project emphasizes the vital role Local Governments play in creating accessible environments. Unlike many state institutions, Local Governments have a broad mandate, encompassing responsibilities and activities across property, community, and human service areas, with the capacity to make policy level decisions that directly impact the lives of people with disabilities.

As part of this effort, the CDLG project completed 134 disability accessibility audits for Local Authorities across the four provinces. These audits aimed to provide feedback on creating barrier- free environments for employees, customers, and other individuals with disabilities to access resources within Local Government authorities. To support the implementation of audit recommendations, 134 small consultative meetings were organized, involving councilors, Local Government authorities, and other stakeholders, who were sensitized to the importance of these changes. Additionally, these meetings included persons with diverse disabilities to form advocacy groups working towards the implementation of the audit findings.