The Great Lakes ADA Center and other ADA National Network members offer several free online trainings each month on a variety of topics related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA. All of the sessions are free but may require advance registration.
If you have follow-up questions about any of the topics covered, make use of the free ADA help line: (800) 949-4232. In Indiana, your call will be directed to the Great Lakes ADA Center.
This is a free webinar offered through a collaboration of the U.S. Access Board, the Great Lakes ADA Center, and the ADA National Network.
From the Great Lakes ADA Center: Parts 1 and 2 of the webinar sessions covering the scoping and technical provisions for special rooms, spaces, and elements in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Standards (Chapter 8).
Part 1 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/archives/110833
Part 2 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/archives/110834
This is a free 2-part webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: The 2010 Standards for Accessible Design is the standard allowed by the Department of Justice for use in new construction and alterations of facilities covered by Title II and Title III of the ADA. This 2-part session will provide an overview of changes from the previous enforceable standards, scoping and technical requirements for new construction and alterations, practical strategies to ensure ADA compliance for your building projects, and provide new tools and resources to evaluate accessibility.
Part 1 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110867
Part 2 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110868
This is a free webinar offered through the Emergency Management and Preparedness - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Webinar Series, hosted by the Pacific ADA Center and the ADA National Network.
From the Pacific ADA Center: This webinar will cover several aspects of disaster response from the perspective of the American Red Cross during the COVID-19 pandemic including preparation and guidance development for disaster response, the strategy for non-congregate sheltering and the challenges of this strategy. In addition, worker safety and workforce care protocols will be shared. Lessons learned from recent disasters will be covered to inform attendees of the changes for disaster response going forward.
Archive: http://adapresentations.org/webinar.php?id=169
This is a free 2-part webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: Are you one of those public entities that are slightly behind in doing a self-evaluation and transition plan? Are you asking yourself, "What is a self-evaluation and transition plan?". Well then, this is the session for you. All public entities subject to title II of the ADA must complete a self-evaluation. For entities that have 50 or more employees, there is also a requirement to have in place a transition plan that addresses structural changes that are necessary for achieving program accessibility. Come to this 2-part session if you are interested in learning more about how to approach conducting a self-evaluation and how to integrate the information gathered into a transition plan.
Part 1 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110869
Part 2 Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110870
The ADA Audio Conference is coordinated by the Great Lakes ADA Center on behalf of the ADA National Network.
From the Great Lakes ADA Center: October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Join us for this session as our speaker provides an overview of ADA requirements for persons with disabilities and managers/supervisors. The session will discuss the ADA requirements applying to the application/interview portion of the employment process. Additionally, the session will also address requesting reasonable accommodation and how to respond to those accommodation request. The presenter will provide an overview of the Northeast ADA Center’s Small Business at Work Toolkit. Following the presentation there will be time for participants to ask questions of the speaker.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/archives/110875
This is a free webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: Federal, state, local entities, and communities are increasingly developing emergency management and preparedness plans to handle disasters. Emergencies and disasters can be particularly concerning for people with disabilities. Successful outcomes for people with disabilities in disasters depend on how inclusive these plans are. This session will focus on key strategies and approaches at various levels (federal, state, and local) toward emergency management and preparedness and the inclusion of people with disabilities.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110871
This is a free webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: Join us for this 90 minute session which will review pertinent topics relating to doing a field review of existing site conditions for compliance with accessibility codes and standards. The presenter will focus on the tools and methodologies of gathering data regarding elements subject to compliance such as how to ascertain distances, slopes, heights, etc.… In addition, we will briefly cover some important information needed prior to performing the review as well as how to craft any results in a manner that will best suit the purpose of the survey. Finally, we will touch on “dimensional tolerances” or “field deviations”.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110874
Webinar: Service and Emotional Assistance Animals
This is a free webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: This session will provide an overview of the rights of individuals with disabilities who use service animals. The session will cover the ADA definition of a service animal and regulations regarding service animals, including documentation, restrictions, and removals. This session will also clarify the difference between service animals and emotional support animals and examine the different laws that cover them. "What Would You Do?" scenarios will be discussed. The session is targeted toward Title II and III entities that serve the general public.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110872
This is a free webinar offered through the ADAOnline2020 Webinar Series, hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Great Plains ADA Center.
Excerpt from the Great Lakes ADA Center: The ADA requires that employers provide accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities in order to remove workplace barriers to provide equal employment opportunity. For many employers understanding when and how they must comply can be, at times, complex. This session will help employers develop effective policies, procedures, and best practices that can assure full compliance as well as help to successfully respond to reasonable accommodation requests and needs resulting in creating a productive work environment for all employees.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110873
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