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Aligna: The Structure of Inclusion, Made Tangible for Complex Decisions

Inclusion is not a value-add. It’s the structure that makes decisions hold.

Aligna works with executive leaders, board members, and public-sector decision-makers navigating complex, high-stakes choices under real legal, political, and operational constraints.

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If this is familiar:

You’re in the Right Place

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You’re not sure whether your policies or procedures actually reflect your values or just say they do.

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Disability and access obligations feel high-risk or unclear, so decisions keep getting delayed until they seem too late or not enough.

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You’ve invested in inclusion, community relationships, codesign, or growth, but the results aren’t matching the effort.

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Inside your organization, people feel pulled in different directions and nothing seems to create lasting traction.

Aligna’s Approach

How We Work with Organizations

We work with clients across different time horizons, depending on what the moment demands. Some need focused clarity. Others need a sustained partner.

All engagements are grounded in the same structure: aligning values, law, and operations so decisions don’t unravel under pressure. We draw from our signature framework, The Access Wheel, to guide conversations and relationships towards collaborative implementation (our underlying value).

How Clients Engage with Us

Most clients start with one scope and adjust as clarity emerges.
We work with a small number of clients at a time so that we can provide focused, high-quality support.

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Focused Engagements (Weeks)

Targeted work to clarify a decision, pressure-test policies, or unblock stalled action.

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Project-Based Consulting (Months)

Deeper work to redesign governance, decision-making processes, or inclusion and access systems.

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Ongoing Strategy Partnerships

Aligna serves as a trusted Chief Strategy Partner, helping leaders navigate complexity over time as conditions change.

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The Access Wheel™

The Access Wheel™ is the core framework grounding Aligna’s work. It’s a decision-making and systems design tool rooted in disability and access expertise, developed to help organizations make choices that hold up under real-world pressure.

In disability and access work, systems fail early. The Access Wheel helps organizations:

  • Surface hidden constraints before they become crises
  • Align values, legal obligations, and operational reality
  • Design policies and processes that work for real people
  • Make decisions that hold under scrutiny and over time

Every consulting and advisory engagement draws on this framework, whether the work lasts a few weeks or evolves into an ongoing partnership. Learn more about The Access Wheel

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Let’s Build Your Structure of Inclusion

Start with a Strategy-Fit Call with Aligna

We’ll focus on:

  • The decision or tension you’re navigating
  • Where values, legal constraints, and operations are colliding
  • Whether working together would create durable traction
This call isn’t a sales pitch and it’s not a legal advice session. It’s a focused way to determine fit, direction, and next steps.

Most clients who book this call are looking for more than a one-off fix. If there’s alignment, we’ll recommend a scope of work designed to support you over time.

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Looking for help with a specific legal question or accommodation issue? An A-Line Legal Session may be a better fit.

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  • The 30-minute Strategy-Fit Call is for leaders exploring a consulting or advisory relationship.
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A-Line: Aligna’s Legal Support

A-Line sessions are focused, paid legal conversations for individuals with disabilities and organizations who need clarity around disability, access, or governance questions before a situation escalates.

These sessions are designed to help people understand their rights, obligations, and options without triggering unnecessary conflict or burning bridges.

Learn more about the A-Line or Book a Legal Session Now.

Clarity isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about building structures that allow decisions to hold, as people, pressure, and circumstances change. We bring Aligna’s three guiding principles to every interaction. It’s not just about what we do; it’s about how we do it together with you.

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Clarity from Complexity

Transforms complex goals into coherent, achievable strategies.

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Inclusive Systems Design

Ensures structures and decisions center equity and lived experience.

Impact Sustainability

Builds frameworks that endure beyond leadership or funding cycles.

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