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ADA30 Lead On: Celebration of Disability Art, Culture, Education & Pride


TransCen and the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center are proud to be among the  sponsors of ADA30 Lead On: Celebration of Disability Arts, Culture, Education & Pride, Thursday, July 23 from 7:00 – 9:15 PM Eastern. This FREE event to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be streamed on YouTube and Facebook Live. 
 
Actor and activist Danny Woodburn will host the celebration that will feature performers, artists, singers, dancers, poets, filmmakers and storytellers with disabilities. We’ll hear from from disability rights leaders, including Senator Tom Harkin, Judy Heumann, Governor Tom Ridge, Tony Coelho and Marlee Matlin.
 
Join us to mark the 30th Anniversary of the landmark civil rights legislation that has enhanced inclusion and access for millions of Americans! 
 
TransCen and the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center join lead sponsor AT&T along with:
The Ability Center
Bus Door Films
Deraney PR
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
EIN SOF Communications
Exceptional Minds
Foundation for Global Sports Development and Sidewinder Films
Kessler Foundation
Lights! Camera! Access!
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Mulberry Tree Group
Point 360
The Sign Language Company
Wells Fargo
Woman of Her Word
 
Register for ADA30 Lead On: Celebration of Disability Arts, Culture, Education & Pride
 

ADA Audio Conf Series: Travelers with Service Animals

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network invites you to attend the December ADA Audio Conference Series session titled “The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and Travelers with Disabilities: Travel by Air with Service Animals“. The session will feature Robert M Gorman, Senior Trial Attorney, Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Session Description:

The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) prohibits discrimination based on disability in air travel and requires air carriers to accommodate the needs of passengers with disabilities. Join us as our speaker from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) discusses the final statement of enforcement priorities for service animals under the ACAA. The session will also address the role the Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings has in enforcing the ACAA. Following the presentation participants will have an opportunity to ask the presenter questions about ACAA requirements.

Date: December 10th, 2019 (Note Special Date)

Time: 2-3:30pm Eastern Time (calculate the time zone where you will join from)

Cost: No Charge

This session is offered via the telephone and/or via a web based webinar platform.

The session will be captioned via the web based webinar platform.

Registration: Advance Registration is required at: www.ada-audio.org (http://www.ada-audio.org) (you will need to set up an account on our website if you do not have one already).

Questions:

877-232-1990 V/TTY

webinars@adaconferences.org

ADA Legal Webinar Series Session Nov 20, 2019

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the Southwest ADA Center and the ADA National Network is pleased to announce the next session in the ADA Legal Webinar Series which will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. The topic is “Our Favorite Inappropriate Questions Under the ADA: Legal and Practical Considerations” featuring Diego Demaya, JD, Legal Specialist, Southwest ADA Center at ILRU.

Date: November 20, 2019

Time: 2-3:30pm Eastern Time (verify time where you are participating from)

Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government programs, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. This webinar will touch on a variety of improper questions as they pertain to ADA:

* Title I (Employment)
* Title II (Public Entities)
* Title III (Public Accommodations)

Can an employer ask what a person’s disability is? Can a restaurant ask a service dog owner for a demonstration to prove they have a disability? Can a public school ask for a doctor’s note to grant a parent a reasonable accommodation when dropping off or picking up their child on the campus? Can an automobile dealership require a person to have a driver’s license in order to purchase a vehicle? When is a question merely offensive versus discriminatory? Join us as we discuss and compare questions like these as well as applicable cases and their legal considerations.

Cost: No charge

Registration: Registration required at www.ada-legal.org (http://www.ada-legal.org) (An account with our system is required and can be established at the time of registration if you don’t already have one)

This session will be offered via Blackboard Collaborate and open captioning will be provided via the webinar platform. Individuals may listen to the audio via telephone and/or via the audio through their computers/webinar platform. A telephone # for connection for audio will be provided the day of the session.

Questions should be directed to 877-232-1990 (V/TTY) or at webianrs@adaconferences.org

November 12th ADA Audio Conference: Leave under the ADA and FMLA

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network invites you to attend the November ADA Audio Conference Series session titled “Leave under the ADA and FMLA  “.  The session will feature Sharon Rennert, Senior Attorney Advisor, ADA/Gina Division Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Session Description:

Employee leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to be confusing for both employees and employers. Join us for this session as our speaker explains the ADA requirements when it comes to leave, both as an employee benefit and as a reasonable accommodation, and how these requirements fit with the requirement to grant medical leave to employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Following the presentation participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the speaker.

Date:   November 12th, 2019 (Special Date)

Time:  2-3:30pm Eastern Time (calculate the time zone where you will join from)

Cost:   No Charge

This session is offered via the telephone and/or via a web based webinar platform.   The session will be captioned via the web based webinar platform.

Registration:  Advance Registration is required at: www.ada-audio.org  (you will need to set up an account on our website if you do not have one already).

National ADA Symposium Scholarship Application

National ADA Symposium Scholarship Application

http://www.adagreatlakes.org/Webforms/Symposium/

We are pleased to announce that the ADA National Network is hosting the 19th annual ADA National Symposium on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related disability issues. The Symposium will take place in Pittsburg, PA from June 17 to 20th, 2018.

The ADA Symposium includes up to date information regarding employment, communication, transportation, emergency preparedness, case law, regulatory updates for government and private entities and the latest on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

Hear from presenters representing various federal agencies including the Departments of Justice, Education, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Access Board.  This year there are break-out sessions on a wide-range of ADA related topics and online access to hand-outs from all sessions prior to the conference. You can view the Symposium Agenda schedule of sessions and activities on-line.

The Great Lakes Center will continue our history of supporting participation and attendance from across our six state region.  To that end, we are making available a number of stipends in the amount of $750.00 to cover the cost of registration completed by April 30, 2018. (Recipients who fail to register by the April 30, 2018 deadline will forfeit their stipend).

Applications will only be accepted from individuals who reside in the Great Lakes Region (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI).  This stipend is only valid for the 2018 Symposium and registration must be completed by April 30, 2018.  Applications will be accepted through January 26th, 2018.  Notification to recipients will be made by email within the first week of February to enable individuals to meet the early bird registration deadline of April 30, 2015.

Applications for the Applicationstipends can be completed on-line.  Questions regarding the Symposium and the stipend program should be directed to the Great Lakes Center at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY) between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm Central Time or by email to adata@adagreatlakes.org.

Stipend recipients are responsible for their own travel arrangements and travel costs.   The registration fee includes 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches plus a networking reception.  The 2018 Symposium will be held at the  Wyndham Grand Hotel Pittsburg.

National ADA Symposium Scholarship Application

http://www.adagreatlakes.org/Webforms/Symposium/

Registration

On-Line Registration opens January 9th.

Registration Fee: Early Rate: $750   Regular: $900

Venue

Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown  .  Rooms are available at a discounted rate of $155.00 plus tax. Hotel information can be found Information on the Symposium Website.

National ADA Symposium

www.adasymposium.org

House Judiciary Committee Approved H.R. 620 – Contact Your Representatives!

On Thursday, September 7, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee held a markup of H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. The bill was voted out of committee along party lines and will now go to the full House for a vote. All of the amendments proposed by democrats were voted down, also along party lines.

H.R. 620 is a terrible bill that would be a major step backwards for people with disabilities. The bill would weaken the protections afforded us under the Americans with Disabilities Act and make it even harder to enforce our rights under the ADA. Twenty seven years after the passage of the ADA, the fact that Congress is working to make it easier to discriminate against people with disabilities is shameful.

We are continuing to work on this issue, and we will keep you updated. We cannot let this bill become law. Please take action and contact your Representatives today! Tell them that H.R. 620 is harmful to people with disabilities, so they must vote NO!

For more information H.R. 620, see our April alert, CCD’s “Save the ADA” website, and the Oppose ADA Notification Facebook page. And, if you haven’t signed the change.org petition yet, please do so today!