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2025 National ADA Symposium

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network are excited to announce the 2025 National ADA Symposium. The symposium will be taking place virtually May 5-7, 2025 and in-person June 15-18, 2025.

This year’s In-Person National ADA Symposium will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will offer over 80 sessions on a wide range of topics presented by nationally recognized experts on the ADA and disability issues, including our own Great Lakes ADA Center staff! Visit the in-person National ADA Symposium website to view the event agenda. The in-person Symposium registration deadline is May 16th or when the event is sold-out, whichever comes first.

The Virtual National ADA Symposium will be May 5-7, 2025 and will feature 36 sessions covering all areas of the Americans with Disabilities Act presented by nationally recognized experts on ADA issues. The virtual Symposium registration deadline is close of business on April 11th.

The Center will continue its history of supporting participation and attendance from across their six-state region by providing a limited number of stipends to cover the registration fee for attending either the virtual or in-person Symposium.

Registration Stipend Application and Deadlines

Applications will only be accepted from individuals who work and/or reside in the Great Lakes Region (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI).

Applications will be accepted through March 21, 2025. Notification to recipients will be made by email the week of April 3, 2025 to allow selected individuals to meet the virtual Symposium registration deadline of April 11, 2025.

This stipend is only valid for the registration fee to attend the 2025 National ADA Symposium and does not cover any pre-conference events. Individuals are responsible for their travel and personal costs associated with participation in either the in-person or virtual event as well as any pre-conference events they would like to attend.

Applications for the ADA Symposium Stipend

Contact Great Lakes ADA Center regarding the stipend program at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY) between the hours of 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Central Time.

Long Covid, the ADA, and Employment

Please allow us to share with you the audio file on Long COVID, the ADA, and Employment that can be played in the above audio player.

Presented by Kate Murray and Cindy Tarshish on April 12, 2023.  Please find the PDF containing the slides that can be downloaded in the link below.

Long Covid PDF Slides

Please complete a short survey to help improve and inform future presentations.  Your feedback is valuable!

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Voter Education Forum on July 21

The 2022 elections are very important for people with disabilities to participate in. After Redistricting all Constitutional Offices (Governor/Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General) are up for election and all 134 members of the Minnesota House and 67 members of the Minnesota Senate. In addition, all eight Minnesota Congressional representatives will be on the ballot. It is vital that the voices of people with disabilities are heard by candidates during the 2022 election cycle!

Join Rev UP MN on July 21 at 1:00 pm for a Voter Education Forum with Secretary Steve Simon. The virtual event will answer questions about the importance of voting and will provide resources to help you decide which method of voting is best for you! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3OSxrSz

Red, white and blue images of the American flag and hands placing ballots into a voting box. Text reads: Voter Education Forum with Secretary Steve Simon July 21, at 1:00 PM Zoom Event

COVID-19 Vaccination Survey

Your Experience in COVID-19 Vaccination is Needed! 

The Center for Health Equity (CHE) at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University would like to know about your thoughts and experiences with the COVID-19 vaccines. CHE is doing an online survey about perceptions and experiences of COVID-19 vaccination among people with disabilities and their caregivers. If you are interested in participating, complete the anonymous survey using this link: https://go.iu.edu/4liW

You can take the survey if you are 18 years or older; a person with a disability, or a family caregiver or a paid caregiver for a person with a disability; and you live in one of the following states: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete.

The survey participation is voluntary. The survey will not ask for participant’s name or other directly identifiable information, and their responses will be kept confidential. The responses will be released only as part of a group summary in which no individuals’ answers can be identified.

If you have questions, please contact Don Dumayas at (812) 855-2894 or ddumayas@indiana.edu.

This study has been approved by the Indiana University Human Subjects Office (#14316 Perceptions and Experiences of COVID-19 Vaccination among People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers in FEMA Region 5). For questions about your rights as a research participant, to discuss problems, complaints, or concerns about a research study, or to obtain information or to offer input, please contact the IU Human Research Protection Program office at 800-696-2949 or at irb@iu.edu.

National ADA Symposium Stipends

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network are excited to announce the 2022 National ADA Symposium. The 2022 National Symposium will be a virtual event taking place May 10-13, 2022.

This year’s National ADA Symposium will feature 51 sessions that include 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.

The Great Lakes Center will continue its history of supporting participation and attendance from across our six-state region.  A limited number of stipends are available to cover the registration fee for attending the virtual Symposium.

Application and Registration deadlines

Applications will only be accepted from individuals who work and/or reside in the Great Lakes Region (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI).  Applications will be accepted through March 4th, 2022. Notification to recipients will be made by email the following week to enable selected individuals to meet the registration deadline. This stipend is only valid for the 2022 Symposium. Stipend recipients  must complete registration by the May 6th deadline. Visit the National ADA Symposium web site to view the event agenda.  (adasymposium.org)

Applications for the stipend 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

A link to the application may also be found on the Great Lakes homepage, adagreatlakes.org.

February 15th Webinar – The Intersection of Race and Disability

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network invites you to register for the upcoming ADA Audio Conference Webinar titled “The Intersection of Race and Disability", featuring Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr, Research Assistant, Institute of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois Chicago.

The lived experience of disability varies, both among people with disabilities and among racial and ethnic groups. Dr. Kimberle Crenshaw coined the term “Intersectionality” to describe the experience of living with multiple identities (gender, race, culture, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, etc.). While there has been conversation about some intersections (like race and gender) there have been other experiences that are often overlooked. This session will look at the experience of people of color who have disabilities. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the speaker questions following the presentation.

Date:   Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Time:   2-3:30pm ET (calculate the start time based on the time zone you will be connecting from)

Format:   Zoom Webinar Platform (closed captioning will be provided via Zoom and Stream Text link option)

Cost:   No Charge

Registration Required:   Registration for this session can be found on the schedule page at www.ada-audio.org.  If you do not have an account with our system, you will be required to establish one before registering.

Registration deadline:  Monday, February 14, 2022

CEUs: Certificate of Attendance, ACTCP

Questions should be directed to webinars@adaconferences.org

Upcoming Webinars

The Great Lakes ADA Center invites you to register for these upcoming webinars:

Inclusive Exhibition Design

Featuring Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director, Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) and Jan Majewski, Director, Inclusive Cultural and Educational Projects , Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD).

This webinar will present important issues in designing museum exhibitions to be inclusive for diverse audiences of people with a broad range of abilities and ages, from all societal groups. Topics addressed will include: inclusive physical space and furniture; effective communication of content, including media and digital and mechanical interactives; a sensory environment that is comfortable as well as engaging; and the critical role of staff training. There will be time for participants to ask questions of the speakers following the presentation.

Date:   Thursday, December 9th, 2021

Time:   1-2:30pm

Format:   Zoom Webinar Platform (closed captioning will be provided via Zoom and Stream Text link option)

Cost:   No Charge

Registration Required:   Registration for this session can be found on the schedule page at www.accessibilityonline.org/artsnrec.  (If you do not have an account with our system you will be required to establish one before registering.)

Registration deadline:   Wednesday, December 9th, 2021

CEUs: Certificate of Attendance, ACTCP

Questions should be directed to webinars@adaconferences.org.

ADA Audio Conference Webinar

The Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network invites you to register for the upcoming ADA Audio Conference Webinar titled, “Accessible Technology on Smartphones & Tablets for users that are Blind and Low Vision", featuring Michael McCulloch , President, iBug, Sandhya Rao, Vice President of Training and Special Event, iBug, and Harshid Trivedi, Android Insight Facilitator, iBUG.

Join us for the first of two sessions highlighting accessible technology on smartphones and tablets for persons with disabilities. In this session our speakers will highlight mobile apps used by persons who are blind or have low vision. The session will include apps used for way finding, social media and more. The session will also explore built-in accessibility features of iOS and Android operating platforms. There will be time following the presentation for questions.

Date:   Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Time:   1-2:30pm

Format:   Zoom Webinar Platform (closed captioning will be provided via Zoom and Stream Text link option)

Cost:   No Charge

Registration Required:   Registration for this session can be found on the schedule page at www.ada-audio.org.  If you do not have an account with our system you will be required to establish one before registering.

Registration deadline:   Monday, December 13, 2021

CEUs: Certificate of Attendance, ACTCP

Questions should be directed to webinars@adaconferences.org.

Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Information

Get vaccinated at the State Fair Community Vaccination Site! This site offers the opportunity for anyone 18 and older to get a single-dose, Johnson & Johnson, shot at the facility. Specifically, the site has a disability and sensory friendly drive thru option, translators available in many common languages as well as ASL, and accepts walk-ups in addition to pre-scheduled appointments.

The site’s final weeks are from May 26 until June 8, when it will permanently close. You can find all necessary information on the vaccination site’s website.