Organizer City of Los Angeles Department on Disability Location City of Los Angeles City Hall 200 N Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Event description Join City of Los Angeles Department on Disability on the 35th Anniversary of the ADA for an online social media push highlighting Disability Pride Month and their community partners. Attend...
Organizer Community Living Campaign (CLC) Location Virtual participation on Zoom. Event description Join CLC’s Self-Paced Disability Pride Treasure Hunt! Explore the rich history of disability rights in San Francisco at your own pace from July 8 to July 29. Explore your city, learn something new, and be part of positive change in your own way....
Organizer Nancy Ruben and the Marin County Free Library. Location All 10 Marin County Free Library Branches Library locations & hours Please note that each branch may operate on different hours. Check in with the library branch you wish to visit for specific hours of operation. Event description Motivated to create this project due to...
Organizer Cedars and Marin Ventures, with the Marin County Civic Center. Location 1st and 3rd Floor Galleries Marin County Civic Center 3501 Civic Center Drive Event description The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26,1990 by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities...
New and existing buildings receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) won’t have to meet accessibility requirements starting September 12. On May 16, the agency used a direct final rule to announce it’s rescinding a rule requiring any building receiving federal funds, whether for new construction or undergoing renovation, to be made accessible....
In a lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Walmart failed to provide a readily available reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability. Instead, the company placed her on unpaid leave. Walmart repeatedly refused to allow an employee to return to the work she had successfully performed for nine years at...
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has a new guide, "Integrating Accessible Social Media Content within Emergency Communications." It provides local areas, Public Information Officers, Crisis Communication Specialists, and emergency managers with the information needed to create and post accessible social media content that can be accessed using assistive devices such as...
