Washington Multicultural Service Link
Our History
Washington Multicultural Service Links (WMSL) was founded in May 2020 by a Black refugee woman with a child with disabilities, with support from passionate Black American/African diaspora parents of children with disabilities who have decades of lived experience in the Black disability community.
Mission
Washington Multicultural Services Link’s (WMSL) mission is to empower and provide high-quality support services to African diaspora and African American families, individuals with disabilities, and those with special healthcare needs.
Vision
A society where black families with disabilities and special healthcare needs are equally valued and can fully participate in all aspects of community life.
Our Proiorities
Promote UNITY among Black people with disabilities, our families, and our communities, to advance EQUITY within the disability movement and our communities, and to foster OPPORTUNITY for Black people with disabilities.
Promoting access to education, training, health, and employment as well as lifelong support in the community
Advocating for individuals with disabilities to have access to and participate in inclusion in their community.
We believe by working in partnership and collaboration, there can be a greater impact through the pooling of skills, resources and knowledge and sharing of learning.
Our Partners
