{"id":15020,"date":"2022-06-08T11:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T15:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-takeaways-from-alan-hejl\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:30:16","slug":"accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-takeaways-from-alan-hejl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-takeaways-from-alan-hejl\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility in the Auto Industry: Takeaways from Alan Hejl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Accessibility<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Accessibility in the Auto Industry: Takeaways from Alan Hejl<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2022-06-08T11:47:25+00:00\">June 8, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/auto-industry-header.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/auto-industry-header.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/auto-industry-header-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/auto-industry-header-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/auto-industry-header-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/8x5uakkiuo.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_8x5uakkiuo seo=false\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 218px; position: relative;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every month, we welcome a new guest to 3Play Media&#8217;s <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allied Podcast<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. In May 2022, we met with accessibility leader Alan Hejl to discuss accessible vehicles and accessibility in the automotive industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alan Hejl is the Accessibility Strategy Manager at General Motors and a disability justice advocate. Alan has a passion for bringing people together and connecting different skill teams to ensure people with disabilities are included in the automotive design process and promoting the accessibility of autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and beyond to be inclusive for all. He brings his work in accessibility advocacy to his community, providing guidance and advice to local businesses and government on meeting and exceeding ADA standards for the true inclusion of people with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In his episode, Alan shared how General Motors works to make accessible vehicles for consumers with disabilities and how the company strives to create an accessible and inclusive culture for disabled employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alan discussed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gm.com\/stories\/gmable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GM Able<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, General Motors&#8217; employee resource group for employees with disabilities, caregivers, and allies, and General Motors&#8217; mission to be\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gm.com\/commitments\/social-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;the world&#8217;s most inclusive company.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; He also shared about his advocacy in his local city of Ferndale, Michigan, and how we can all work towards making our products, companies, and communities more accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-with-alan-hejl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Hejl on Accessibility in the Automotive Industry. Exclusively on Allied Podcast. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. #AlliedPod\" width=\"1600\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-600x199.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-1536x510.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-1400x465.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-585x194.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-888x295.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-452x150.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-226x75.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alan-Hejl-blog-174x58.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Future is Electric and Autonomous<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">You have to be very mindful of new technologies as you&#8217;re launching to build something that&#8217;s truly inclusive, or you run the risk of leaving people behind.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\"> Alan Hejl<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A central aspect of inclusion is keeping disabled people at the forefront of innovation. For General Motors, innovation looks like electric and autonomous vehicles. General Motors is committed to an all-electric future with zero emissions and is making electric vehicles for all people. Additionally, the company is working on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gm.com\/stories\/self-driving-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">self-driving cars<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which have\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/08\/21\/autonomous-vehicles-disabilities-accessibility-inclusive-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">enormous potential to impact people with disabilities positively.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, for electric and autonomous vehicles to positively impact disabled consumers, they need to be accessible for drivers and passengers alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-300x298.png\" alt=\"People working image\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-600x596.png 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-585x581.png 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-705x700.png 705w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-151x150.png 151w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-76x75.png 76w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image.png 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image.png 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image-174x173.png 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/People-working-image.png 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This need translates to a strategy of including people with disabilities at every stage of the design process. The work must be done, Alan said, by disabled engineers and disabled customer experience experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alan also shared some examples of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/accessible-car-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">accessibility barriers in vehicles<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that can occur when disabled individuals are not included in every step of the design process, such as missing grab handles, inaccessible digital interfaces, rental car inaccessibility, and other mobility features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autotrader.co.uk\/cars\/electric\/ev-drivers-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are additional accessibility considerations for electric vehicles,<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0such as how to create an accessible charging process. Charging stations can be hard to access for people with mobility disabilities, and the weight of chargers and locations from parking spots can create further barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-with-alan-hejl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to Accessibility in the Auto Industry with Alan Hejl<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Low Tolerance for Injustice<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Core to Alan&#8217;s episode was the concept of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinsinvalid.org\/blog\/10-principles-of-disability-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">disability justice<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and advocacy. Accessibility has permeated all of Alan&#8217;s life, and he shared that he &#8220;has a low tolerance for injustice.&#8221; He intertwines his professional work at General Motors with his disability justice work in his local community of Ferndale, Michigan, where he advocates for accessibility beyond compliance across the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">When we talk about accessibility, conversations would often jump to ADA compliance. But then when we asked if they&#8217;ve ever reviewed this with someone with a disability before, they said no.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Alan Hejl<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There were simple improvements, Alan said, that could be easily made if people with disabilities were included in the review process, such as curb cuts being placed too far from accessible routes.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alan also shared multiple examples of inclusion over compliance, such as operating a sensory space at <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ferndalepride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ferndale Pride<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, one of the largest Pride festivals in Michigan. While laws don&#8217;t mandate sensory spaces, they are a critical accommodation for many people to feel welcome and comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Having that experience of being able to interact with my community and fighting for accessibility on the front lines with just my local city government and local businesses, I&#8217;m able to build those experiences and funnel that lens in through General Motors and the work that I do,&#8221; Alan said. &#8220;And it also provides just a lot of passion and relief to me as well where, if I&#8217;m not able to get something through in accessibility at General Motors, I can come back to my community and I can help a restaurant get some low-top seating to mix in with their high-top seating on the side. And that, to me, helps really keep up my personal momentum of, there&#8217;s always wins to be had.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about accessibility in the auto industry and Alan\u2019s work at General Motors, listen to the Allied episode below or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/accessibility-in-the-auto-industry-with-alan-hejl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/8x5uakkiuo.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_8x5uakkiuo seo=false\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 218px; position: relative;\"><\/div>\n\n\n                                                \n                                                <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n                                                \n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c28011a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-top:0\">Filed under<\/p>\n\t\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"is-style-pills wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/blog\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dda23514 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\">3Play Media<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Share this page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-95ca00fe wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><li style=\"color: #767676; 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