Free Webinar - Disability Data New to Northeastada.org

Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 1-2:00 p.m. ET

Do you want to encourage your community to serve the disability community? Explain the scope of our community! The ability to find and use statistics to advocate for people with disabilities is critical for advocates, policymakers, and business owners who wish to understand the scope of  disability in the community. To help explain why the ADA is so critical to community access, the Northeast ADA Center is getting smart on data. We are pulling Disabilitystatistics.org, a trusted resource on disability data, into our website! Join Bill Erickson, resident disability statistics expert, as he introduces disabilitystatistics.org to the Northeast ADA Center community. He will review the tool and explain what kind of data can be found in it. Bill will also discuss how and why this information can be practically applied and effectively employed to inform those who need to be educated about the scope of disability.

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Ask an ADA Professional Question RE: Communication Requirements under the ADA

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022, 2-3:00 p.m. ET

Presented by the Great Lakes ADA Center

During this new program, individuals will have the opportunity to ask ADA professionals questions about Communication Requirements under the ADA. To ensure your question is answered during the session, individuals are highly encouraged to submit their questions ahead of time via the registration website (option to submit questions is available once you have registered for the session).

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Free Webinar - ADA Coordinator: Getting the Job Done

Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 2-3:30 p.m. ET

Presented by the Great Lakes ADA Center

This session will provide an overview of the role of an ADA coordinator and practical strategies and tips to get the job done. Discussion will include how to get started as a new ADA Coordinator, common challenges experienced by ADA Coordinators and strategies to address them, effective collaboration with community partners, and how to move your entity beyond minimum compliance. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the speaker questions following the presentation. Note: This session will focus on the role of the ADA Coordinator in state and local government entities, but the principles may be applied to the work of an ADA Coordinator working for any type of entity.

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Free Webinar - The ADA and Employment: Your Questions Answered

Thursday, May 26, 2022, 1-2:00 p.m. ET

This webinar has been designed with you in mind, the Employment Service Professional who supports job seekers and current employees with disabilities in the workplace. How can fine tuning your knowledge of the ADA enhance your efforts to partner with employers? Join Jeffrey Tamburo and Wendy Strobel Gower to learn more about practical application of the principles of the employment provisions of the ADA and how best to talk to employers about including people with disabilities in their workforce.

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Free Webinar - ADA Litigation and Digital Accessibility

Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, 2-3:30 p.m. ET

Presented by the Great Lakes ADA Center and Southwest ADA Center

When the ADA was enacted in 1990, the internet had not yet become such an important part of people’s lives, including the lives of people with disabilities. Now that the internet is such an integral tool for businesses, employers, and governmental entities, courts have been grappling with how the ADA applies to websites and other digital information. This issue has become even more acute as a result of the pandemic and people with disabilities using online services more than ever. This webinar will review the different legal theories courts have applied for the ADA and the internet, discuss the most recent case law analyzing this issue, and provide updates on positions taken by the Department of Justice. Don’t miss this session so that you’ll be up to date on the latest legal developments related to the ADA and digital accessibility.

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