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2010 Indiana Disability Poll: Focus on the ADA

2010 Indiana Disability Poll: Focus on the ADA in the Community

The results of the 2010 Indiana Disability Poll highlighted what 839 respondents from the disability community thought about their community's effort to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Overall, respondents gave their Indiana Cities and Towns a C grade. The 2010 poll was also sponsored in part by the Great Lakes ADA Center (which serves Indiana). The disability community sample includes people with disabilities (30%), their family members or guardians (26%), and advocates (38%). Responses came from 86 of Indiana's 92 counties. The survey was available from November 2009 to June 2010. People responded via an Internet survey or on paper survey forms.

Top Priorities for Action

  • More employment opportunities for people with disabilities
  • Accessible transportation
  • Educating businesses and government officials about their rights and responsibilities under the ADA
  • Providing accommodations for employment

Other Areas Needing Attention

  • Educating people with disabilities about their rights and responsibilities
  • Removal of physical barriers in buildings
  • Communication supports and alternative formats

Where They Get ADA Information

  • The Internet
  • The Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
  • ADA-Indiana
  • Service providers

Download the ADA Report Card for Indiana

PDF Version or Word Version

 

Resources on the Americans with Disabilities Act

Here are some resources that may be helpful:

The Annual Indiana Disability Poll

The annual Disability Poll is a joint project of the Center for Planning and Policy Studies, the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, and Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services. Each year, a topic of interest to the disability community is selected, and then an online survey is developed.

Contact Us

Jeffrey Chait
Center for Planning and Policy Studies
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

(812) 855-6508
cpps@indiana.edu