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Hi, I’m Jon Haven. As an accessibility consultant, I help religious institutions better accommodate worship spaces for persons with disabilities (PWD).

  • Faith Leader

    Active in His Church

  • Psychology Consultant

    For Over Five Years

  • A Decade of Experience

    Advocating for People with Disabilities

My Approach

Service Options

I provide a range of support options tailored to meet the needs of your organization. During your free consultation, I aim to further understand that needs of your congregation. My work includes not only accessibility audits and advice, but also staff education sessions and referrals to helpful resources such as grants or architects that support your journey toward creating a space of belonging.

Collaborative

Before offering my services, I take the time to understand your values, mission, and goals to ensure that what I provide aligns with your vision and meets the unique needs of your community.

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FAQ

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  • We'll start with a quick complementary consultation to determine your needs and see if we would make good collaborators.

  • I tailor services within your budget. Pricing varies based on what you need, the size of your congregation, and other factors. In addition, we do partner with a 501c3 non-profit organization that can assist you in raising funds.

  • Timelines depend on the services you request, but I generally need at least one month for audits and three to six months transition time depending on your organization’s goals, size, and other factors.

  • In this stage of the project, I am not running a non-profit organization, but I do partner with the 501c3 organization ZIP Labs to provide services.

  • I am not an architect. As a consultant, I focus on transitioning your space through the use of technology, education, and basic design. During transitions, I do provide smaller design recommendations such as portable ramps, where to place grab bars, or adding signage.

    If desired, I can refer you to an architect for larger projects such as ADA compliant ramps.

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About Me

I built deep relationships with PWD years before I fully acknowledged my own invisible disabilities. In recent years, I granted myself permission to see my disability’s role in my identity. Before then, I minimized my access needs, internalized shame, and pushed through barriers I didn’t believe I had the right to address.

This shift of embracing my full self and acknowledging that I, too, deserve accommodations has transformed not just how I move through the world, but how I show up in this work. I advocate for accessibility because I know firsthand how life-changing it is to feel seen, supported, and included.

Beyond accessibility, I’m a proud husband to a fellow advocate and a bun dad to two rabbits. I’m also an actor, theater artist, and scholar. My stage work has earned awards, and my visual art has been exhibited at the Center for Mad Culture here in Chicago.

My work bridges art, research, and justice—centering the voices, needs, and full humanity of PWD. Whether through consultation, performance, or education, my goal is to help create spaces where all people are not only welcomed, but truly included.

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