Description Understanding and applying accessible design standards to provide access to museums and their exhibits can be challenging. When making design decisions, requirements for usability and effective communication are intricately tied to the process and may in turn influence the approach taken to produce good design and ensure accessibility. Using examples, the intricate relationship among...
Description: Ann Deschamps, Director of the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, and Robin Jones, Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center, will lead a virtual conversation on disability inclusion in the context of the ADA. The discussion will include the difference between equity and equality, a review of reasonable accommodations, and the ADA’s objective to level the...
Description With concert and event season fast approaching, this session is our reminder that the ADA requires covered entities to provide tickets for accessible seating at events where assigned seating is provided. However, there are still many entities and attendees with disabilities who have questions about this process. For example, who qualifies for accessible seating?...
Description During this session, Bodies of Work, a consortium of four programs at three Chicago organizations, will share the practical side of the ADA to integrate disability artistry into arts programming. Bodies of Work collaborates with arts organizations locally, nationally, and internationally to increase their capacity to produce disabled artists’ work and to make their...
The Justice Department announced the removal of 11 guidelines for businesses looking to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Over the years, ADA rules and guidance have been added to specify protections for people with disabilities. The Department said removing the guidance will help businesses comply with the ADA and eliminate unnecessary review. Advocacy...
The American Library Association (ALA) awarded $3.5 million in library accessibility funding to 300 small and rural libraries. It is part of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant program that helps libraries increase the accessibility of their facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 300 funded...
More workers are asking for workplace accommodations for mental-health conditions. People with disabilities are wondering if the growing number of people who identify as disabled helps or hurts workplace accessibility. Some feel that it helps everyone when more people are making sure their needs are met, and no one should be in charge of deciding...
