In September, the Great Lakes ADA Center and other members of the ADA National Network hosted several free online trainings on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA, and other disability topics. The materials and recordings are available at no cost.
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.
ADA Live! (WADA) is a free monthly show broadcast nationally on the Internet hosted by the Southeast ADA Center.
From the Southeast ADA Center: An important function of state and local governments is to help people prepare for and respond to emergencies. Making sure that state and local government emergency preparedness and response programs are accessible to people with disabilities is a critical part of this responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that state and local government programs and services are fully accessible and available to people with disabilities. Join us for this informative episode to learn about emergency preparedness and the ADA with our guest Robbie Kopp, Director of Advocacy and Community Access for ABLE South Carolina.
To Listen: https://www.adalive.org/episode85
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: This session is the first of two sessions that will review scoping and technical provisions for special rooms, spaces, and elements in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Standards (Chapter 8). These requirements ensure access to a diverse group of rooms and spaces. This first session will address the requirements for wheelchair spaces, companion seats, and designated aisle seats in assembly areas, dressing, fitting, & locker rooms, kitchens & kitchenettes, and transient lodging guest rooms. The remaining sections of chapter 8 will be addressed in part two. Presenters will address common sources of confusion and frequently asked questions about these provisions.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/archives/110833
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 highlight the efforts of this ground breaking $50 million approach to whole community preparedness. We will discuss how centering the community first, preparedness efforts are more accessible, relevant and effective to target populations. The presentation will demonstrate both the necessity of preparing our most vulnerable and diverse communities as well as methods to do so. We will discuss specific strategies including market research, expert input, data analysis, and community insight that guided this initiative to success.
Archive: https://www.adapresentations.org/webinar.php?id=165
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: Just in time to prepare for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, join us as our presenters highlight practical strategies and innovative approaches that employers, disability advocates, job seekers with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation professionals can use to increase the hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. The session will also highlight the results from the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center’s business survey, which showed that employers are interested in being proactive, but do not always know how. The speakers will highlight pockets of progress as well as benefits identified by employers who are being proactive about including employees with disabilities in their workplace.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/archives/110816
This is a free webinar offered through the Great Lakes ADA Center on behalf of the ADA National Network.
From Great Lakes ADA Center: One of the first ADA cases the U.S. Supreme Court decided made clear that the ADA applies to state prisons. But was has happened since that groundbreaking decision 22 years ago? This webinar will review how the ADA has been applied to a wide-range of criminal justice situations including interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities, physical accessibility and effective communication within correctional facilities, the interplay of solitary confinement and the ADA, and the ADA’s role when people with disabilities are released from custody. Join us to make sure you’re up to date on the latest legal developments involving people with disabilities and the criminal justice system.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ada-legal/archives/110804
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 all aspects of the voting process to be accessible to voters with disabilities. This requires removing barriers to voting for people with disabilities, providing auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modification of policies and procedures.
This session will discuss accessibility issues related to voter registration, mail-in ballots, absentee voting, and casting a vote in-person. Communication and outreach regarding the voting process, policies, and procedures will be covered with a specific focus on accessible formats and communication methods. The session will also cover best practices for poll workers to assist voters with disabilities. Issues related to COVID-19 such as face masks and voters with disabilities will be discussed.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110865
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:
Agencies strive to offer vibrant, healthy places for their citizens and visitors to enjoy. Making facilities and transportation accessible to everyone, including seniors and people with disabilities can be difficult in an environment with existing constraints. This session will discuss the technical criteria of the proposed Public Right of Way Guidelines and obligations of states and local agencies under the Americans with Disabilities Act to make the public right of way accessible. Topics covered include the minimum criteria for pedestrian access routes, curb ramps, street crossings, accessible pedestrian signals, parking, and transit.
Archive: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/adaonline2020/archives/110866
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