Description Presenters: Camille Lee, Web and Media Lead Yang Tan Institute, Bill Erickson, Senior Research Specialist Northeast ADA Center Join us for the launch of the new and improved DisabilityStatistics.org website from Cornell University, with new functionality and disability estimates from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS). In this webinar, you will learn: Highlights of...
The Pacific ADA Center is pleased to invite you to our upcoming conference! Join us on March 11 and 12, 2025 from 10 AM to 3 PM (PT) on Zoom to hear from experts on a wide range of ADA-related topics. Registration is now open for the Pacific ADA Virtual Conference 2025! Sponsorship opportunities are...
Description How the courts interpret the ADA can greatly impact all ADA stakeholders. This session will provide an in-depth review of some of the most significant ADA cases from the past year. In addition to reviewing the specific facts and ruling of each case, there will be discussion of how these cases may affect future...
Description Learn how you can design your own accessibility vendor monitoring program from the group up and the most effective ways to work with vendors to create the best digital experience possible. This session will go over everything from getting support from internal stakeholders to navigating discussions with vendors about digital accessibility. Individuals may submit...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle complaints that it was not truthful about the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any website compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for people with disabilities. According to the complaint, accessWidget did not make...
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy has a new resource, the Workplace Accommodation and Accessibility Policy Toolkit. It offers step-by-step guidance to employers on looking at their current practices and creating disability-inclusive policies that not only support hiring individuals with disabilities but also keeping and advancing them. The toolkit includes tools...
The Justice Department has an agreement with the State of Nevada to settle the Department’s findings that Nevada violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. by unnecessarily segregating children with behavioral health disabilities in institutional settings like hospitals and residential treatment facilities. This agreement will allow...
