Events
- Tuesday, July 19th (2 - 3:30 p.m. ET) - Hosted Audio Conference on the 21st Anniversary of the ADA in 7 Indiana locations: The U.S. Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will give an update on the outreach and enforcement efforts of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Please visit ADA-Indiana's Audio Conference page for information on the session and the locations.)
- Friday, July 22nd (9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET) - Celebration Training Event with Sally Conway from the U.S. Department of Justice: ADA-Indiana, Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, and Great Lakes ADA Center are proud to be able to provide training "from the source" for Indiana disability advocates and interested others. The full day of training (with lunch) is provided at no cost with the generous support of Great Lakes ADA Center and the Council. Sally Conway will cover the Revised Regulations for Title II and Title III of the ADA and Olmstead. Visit our July 22nd Event Page for more information about ADA-Indiana's Celebration.
- Tuesday, July 26th - Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
People
- Ric Edwards, Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Edwards is the current Chairperson of the ADA-Indiana Steering Committee.
- Dr. Vicki Pappas, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Center for Planning and Policy Studies. Fiscal Agent for ADA-Indiana.
- Suellen Jackson-Boner, Executive Director of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities. The Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities is one of the funders of the work of ADA-Indiana.
- Robin Jones, Director of the DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center. The Great Lakes ADA Center is one of the funders of the work of ADA-Indiana. The Great Lakes ADA Center provides training and technical assistance to Indiana groups, organizations, and individuals on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Please contact ADA-Indiana (by e-mail adainfo@indiana.edu or by phone: 812-855-6508) if you would like to arrange an interview with these individuals.
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New Resources and Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- The ADA National Network announces a Free Webinar Series on the ADA for Hotels and other Lodging Entities - In preparation for the March 15, 2012 effective date of the new ADA lodging requirements, the ADA National Network, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association announce a free six-part webinar series for the hospitality sector. The series begins on Wednesday, February 15th.
- Great Lakes ADA Center announces new schedule for Accessible Technology Webinar Series - The Great Lakes ADA Center and Pacific ADA Center, on behalf of the ADA National Network, had opened up registration for the 2012 Accessible Technology Webinar Series. Topics include web accessibility, CVAA, Mobile Accessibility, and more. The sessions are free but registration is required.
- The Job Accommodation Network posts new edition of their online newsletter - The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) posted a new edition of their online newsletter, JAN Enews. This issue focuses on "... some of the problems the holidays can create in the workplace and practical solutions to overcome these problems."
- JAN announces a new series of "Just-in-Time" Training Modules - The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) introduced the first session in their new series of "Just-in-Time" training modules. This first module covers the Interactive Process in workplace accommodations.
- New issue of the Accessible Technology Bulletin from Great Lakes ADA Center - The Great Lakes ADA Center has posted a new edition of their Accessible Technology Bulletin. They have a good article, "Web Accessibility Begins with Design" that covers how accessibility can be incorporated into all levels (technical, content, etc.) of designing a website.
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ADA Stories from Indiana
- What are the ADA Stories from Indiana? As part of the 20th Anniversary Commemoration, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community's Center for Aging and Community collected stories about the ADA from the perspective of Hoosiers. Many of the stories were collected at the November Conference for People with Disabilities, hosted by the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities. View the ADA Stories from Indiana.
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