Sponsored by: Region 4 - Southeast ADA Center, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) Description: The presentation will highlight court cases and court decisions relevant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the impact on the civil rights protections of people with disabilities. Registration link and more information: https://adata.org/event/ada-courtroom-cases-are-defining-law-0
Description Reaching parents of children with disabilities in underserved communities with evidenced-based knowledge and information can be a challenge. Often this knowledge and information is unavailable or inaccessible to them in their communities. Dr. Magaña will present different examples of disseminating information to diverse communities use a parent/peer leader and curriculum-based model. Attendees will be...
Description There are thousands of people in recovery from addiction who are unaware of their civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA insures that people with addiction to alcohol and individuals in recovery from opioids and other drugs have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Attendees will learn how...
Description Spas provide a variety of services for improving health, beauty, and relaxation. In this session, presenters will cover elements and spaces within spa resorts and the relevant accessibility requirements in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Standards. Such elements and spaces include locker rooms, saunas, soaking tubs, pools, and fitness equipment. Presenters will also provide...
A recent article from ODEP’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) gives examples of helpful workplace accommodations for public safety workers. These workers often have difficult, sometimes dangerous jobs. Having a disability can sometimes make this hard work even more difficult to do. For these frontline workers with disabilities, job accommodations can help them carry out their...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Victra, the business name of ABC Phones of North Carolina and a nationwide retailer of Verizon mobile devices, violated federal law when it denied a worker’s request to leave new hire training early for an important medical appointment related to her pregnancy and withdrew her job offer....
The U.S. Department of Education resource, Protecting Students, provides information about the federal laws prohibiting discrimination in educational settings that receive funding from the Department. It talks about the types of discrimination students may face in an educational setting and how you can work to prevent or lessen the effects of this discrimination.
