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  • Free Webinar – Pacific ADA Center: Effective Communication

    Thursday, December 12, 2024, 3-4 p.m. EST

    Join the Pacific ADA Center for a free virtual lunch and learn webinar on how the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects your rights to effective communication. Learn about the ADA and your civil rights as a person with a disability!

    Register for the Pacific ADA Center webinar

    Free Webinar – Great Lakes ADA Center: Loud and Proud! Maximizing Your Accessibility Info for Guests

    Thursday, December 12, 2024, 2-3:30 p.m. EST

    A cultural institution’s website is often the first point of contact for guests with disabilities. Are the bathrooms accessible? Where are the elevators? Can services like sign language interpretation be requested, and if so, how? Join members of the Cultural Access Collaborative as they examine how to offer practical and sustainable information to guests about your organization’s accessibility. Participants will have the opportunity to ask the speakers questions following the presentation.

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  • Northeast ADA Center Closed November 28-29

    Please note that on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, the Northeast ADA Center’s technical assistance hotline will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The hotline will reopen the following Monday, December 2, at 8:30 a.m. We encourage you to explore the resources available on the Northeast ADA Center website.


  • November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and National Epilepsy Awareness Month

    November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! 38 million Americans live with diabetes, a disease that can affect daily life. This November, check out the campaigns to increase awareness around diabetes such as #TheDropSpotted with Beyond Type 1 and “Take Charge of Tomorrow” with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

    November is also National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM)! Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the world, and there are 3.4 million people living with epilepsy in America. The call to action this NEAM is “Share Your Purple Power!”  Learn more about NEAM and what you can do by visiting the Epilepsy Foundation.


  • Veterans and the ADA - Veterans Day, November 11, 2024

    In the United States, Veterans Day is observed on November 11, the anniversary of the World War I armistice in 1918. Veterans Day is a celebration of veterans and a time to honor and thank them for their service and sacrifice for our country. Learn about how the ADA protects veterans with disabilities in the workplace from the ADA National Network.


  • The ADA and Voting Access

    As we cast our ballots this week, it is important to remember how Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) addresses barriers to voting for people with disabilities. The ADA requires all state and local governments to provide accessible programs, services, and activities, including voting! This includes ensuring that entrances have sufficient signage, allowing service animals, and providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services for people with disabilities.

    To learn more about the ADA and voting access, read the Northeast ADA Center article on Voting Access Rights and additional voting resources on NortheastADA.org.


  • Make Halloween Accessible to All!

    Halloween is almost here, and while festivities are full of fun and treats for some, it can be an inaccessible experience for others. To ensure all trick-or-treaters and their families can enjoy the holiday, consider the following:

    1. Is the path to the candy open and accessible? Preferably no stairs.
    2. Are there treat options for dietary restrictions? Maybe add stickers!
    3. Are you aware of the different ways trick-or-treaters may say “trick-or-treat”?
    4. Are you ready to describe or show treats for trick-or-treaters who are blind or deaf?
    5. What Halloween decorations are nearby? Be wary of loud, sudden noises and strobing lights.
    6. Let the neighborhood know that you are making an effort to have an accessible Halloween. To learn more, read this short article on making Halloween accessible.

    Share this Northeast ADA Center Trick-or-Treating Allergy Awareness infographic with your friends and neighbors!


  • Free Webinar - Great Lakes ADA Center - Understanding the ADA’s Interactive Process: How Employers and Employees Should Discuss Requests for Accommodations

    Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 2-3:30 p.m. EDT

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)’s “interactive process” is about an employer and employee (or applicant) having a meaningful discussion about a request, including why accommodation is needed and what forms of accommodation might be effective. Yet, both employers and employees often lack understanding on why a discussion generally is necessary and how to discuss a request, including what types of information may need to be shared and their respective roles in having a meaningful discussion. This session will discuss how to ensure an interactive process that provides employers with the information to make a legally sound decision consistent with the requirements of the ADA. We will discuss how each person plays a part in ensuring that critical information is shared (including sometimes medical documentation) and outside sources that can assist in identifying potential accommodations.

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  • October is NDEAM!

    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! It is a time to champion employment of people with disabilities and promote their full inclusion in the workforce. The Office for Disability Employment Policy has announced this year’s theme as “Access to Good Jobs for All” to highlight the need for workers with disabilities to have access to good jobs. For celebration suggestions and shareable resources, visit the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s NDEAM webpage.


  • Free Webinar - Southeast ADA Center: Polling Place Accessibility and the ADA

    Thursday, September 26, 2024, 10-11 a.m. EDT

    Join the Southeast ADA Center webinar on polling place accessibility! Learn how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects polling place access for people with disabilities and receive resources on polling place accessibility.

    Register for the Southeast ADA Center webinar

    For more information on voting and the ADA, read our Northeast ADA Center article on voter access rights.


  • Free Webinar - The Intersection of the ADA and FMLA; Which Applies and When

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 1-2 p.m. ET

    Presenters: Patti Bennett Riddle, Medical Leaves Administration at Cornell University Division of Human Resources, Joe Zesski, Program Manager Northeast ADA Center

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are two laws which afford the right for employees with disabilities to take leave when necessary due to their disability. However, the when, how, and for whom of these laws is different even while there is some overlap. Join Joe Zesski of the Northeast ADA and Patti Bennett Riddle of Cornell University's Division of Human Resources for an informative webinar about this important and often confusing topic. The presentation will begin with an overview of the ADA and FMLA in regard to leave. This will be followed by a conversation on the insights gained by Patti Bennett Riddle during her career in human resources. She will share how best practices for employers have evolved, pitfalls for employers to avoid, and lessons learned through experience and observation in the field.

    Live Spanish interpretation will not be provided, but a Spanish transcript of the webinar is available upon request following the event.

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