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Disability Rights San Francisco Treasure Hunt

Jul 8 2025

Organizer Community Living Campaign (CLC) Location Virtual participation on Zoom. Event description July is Disability Pride Month! July 26th marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which ensures protections against discrimination based on disability. Join CLC for a treasure hunt starting on Tuesday July 8 through Tuesday July 29! This adventure...

Ask an ADA Professional RE: Accessible Temporary Events

Jul 9 2025

Description: Whether it’s a music festival, farmers market, or county fair, the ADA requires covered entities to ensure their temporary events are accessible to people with disabilities. This can require special considerations for the site, parking spaces, restrooms, seating, vendors and more! Please join us for this live Q&A event with ADA professionals from the...

Exceptional Abilities Pride Fest

Jul 11 2025

Organizer City of Ontario, Southern California Location Ovitt Family Community Library 215 East C Street Ontario CA 91764 Event description Join members of the disability community for an event filled with valuable resources and interactive activities featuring organizations that support individuals with exceptional abilities and their families. Learn more at the City of Ontario website....

Reclaiming Our Legacy: Disability Action & Joy

Jul 11 2025

Organizer Berkeley Center for Independent Living (CIL) & World Institute on Disability (WID) Location Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94703 Event details Learn more about this event at the Center for Independent Living website!

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Everport Terminal Services to pay $200,000 to settle EEOC disability discrimination charge

Posted on July 2, 2025

Everport Terminal Services (ETS), which operates a terminal at the Port of Oakland, agreed to provide $200,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The investigation found that ETS failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to a worker with a disability employed as a “steady” longshoreman mechanic...
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Elaine’s Pet Resorts settles EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit

Posted on July 2, 2025

Elaine’s Pet Resorts, et. al., which operates pet resorts in Fresno and Madera, California, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  Since at least 2021, the company did not hire or terminated employees who failed the company’s post-offer drug screening, even...
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The Pacific ADA Center celebrates 35 years of the ADA

Posted on June 26, 2025

2025 marks 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In a radio interview, Savannah Bradley, Community Outreach and Programs Manager for the Pacific ADA Center, discusses how far we have come and what work is left to be done to support people with disabilities. Listen to the interview!

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