Event Information
ADA, As Amended - What You Need to Know Now
Our event is over but we please feel free to view the video archive and download the materials. We expect to leave this archive page up for several months. Thank you.
The ADA Amendments Act went into effect on January 1st, 2009. So is the ADA really that different now? Join ADA-Indiana in 4 locations for this information training that will cover what has changed in the "ADA, As Amended", what should you being doing now as an employment professional, and what is to come as far as guidance and enforcement from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Our trainer for the afternoon was be Peter Berg from the DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center based in Chicago. Peter is the ADA Technical Assistance Coordinator and has worked for the DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center since 2000. If you have ever called the DBTAC's 800 line (1-800-949-4232) than you have probably talked with him.
Video Archive
Please be aware that we have edited the archive of the video conference. We have not posted the beginning of the conference where the site locations were connecting and coming online. No content on the topic of the training was left out. Thank you for your interest.
Windows Media Player may be required to view the posted video. The transcript for each part is provided as a word document. Please contact ADA-Indiana if another format is needed.
- Part 1 - Overview of Congressional Intent and the New Rules Download Part 1 Video | Transcript of Part 1
- Part 2 - Questions and Answers Period Download Part 2 Video | Transcript of Part 2
- Part 3 - Implications of the Amendments Act Download Part 3 Video | Transcript of Part 3
- Part 4 - Final Questions and Answers Period and Conclusion Download Part 4 Video | Transcript of Part 4
The entire video conference can be downloaded in a folder package (zip file) that can be unpacked on your computer. You will need to have Windows Media Player installed (or some other media player that can handle WMV files.) Download ADAAA Archive Package
Materials
- Peter's PowerPoint (available in PDF and Word document)
- Comparison of ADA and ADAAA (available in Word document with tables and Word document without tables)
- EEOC's Notice Concerning the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act Of 2008 (available in PDF and Word document)
- Resources and Upcoming Trainings (available in PDF and Word document)
Web Resources
- EEOC Commission Meeting of December 11, 2008 - on Implementing ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Peter Berg referred to the transcript of the EEOC Commission Meeting (December 11, 2008) where the discussion was focused on the implementation of the ADA Amendments Act. This link goes directly to the comments made by Christopher Kuczynski, the Assistant Legal Counsel and Director of the ADA Policy Division at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- EEOC's Notice Concerning the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Peter Berg mentioned the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and it's impact on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please see the notice from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for more information.
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Peter Berg mentioned GINA, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. From the website, "[GINA] will protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic information when it comes to health insurance and employment."
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, AS AMENDED - The U.S. Department of Justice has posted the text of the ADA (as amended) on their website. The resource page features links to a few documents: 1. the ADA, As Amended, 2. the ADA, As Amended with deleted language and added language to show the amendments, and 3. a version formatted for screenreaders.
- JAN Bulletin on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - The Job Accommodation Network has a web page on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 that went into effect on January 1, 2009.
- Press Release: ADA Reaffirms Our Commitment to Eliminate Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities - Press release from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the passing of the ADA Amendments Act.
- Senate Passes ADA Amendments Act! - The ADA Amendments Act (Senate bill S.3406) was passed by unanumous consent. Both Senator Lugar and Bayh were co-sponsors.
- "The ADA Amendments Act" - the new name for ADA Restoration - A posting on the AAPD's ADA Restoration blog explaining the new name for the ADA Restoration Act, "the new name attached to the negotiated language between the disability and business communities is 'The ADA Amendments Act.'"