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ADA Progress: Building Partnerships with Local Government

Series: Session 1 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks 2026

The first of ten webinars held monthly for 1-hour on the 4th Thursday from January to October 2026.

Date: January 2026

Time: 1 hour

Speakers

Christina Espinosa, MRC, CRC
Division Director of Community Education, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI)

Logo: City of Lexington Parks and Recreation

Roger Daman
Administrative Officer Senior – Lexington Parks and Recreation
ADA Coordinator – City of Lexington Kentucky

In This Webinar

This presentation focuses on building effective, collaborative relationships between community advocates, stakeholders, and local government officials to advance accessibility and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Presenters will discuss their roles and opportunities toward improving accessibility and disability awareness using Lexington, Kentucky as a model example.

The session will also equip attendees with targeted questions to ask local governments about their ADA transition plan, and how ADA considerations are meaningfully integrated into planning, budgeting, and decision-making processes.

Finally, the presentation will outline the concrete steps local governments are required—and expected—to take regarding ADA transition plans. This includes developing, updating, and publicly sharing transition plans; conducting self-evaluations; prioritizing barriers for removal; engaging people with disabilities in the review process; and establishing timelines and accountability mechanisms. Attendees will leave with practical tools to encourage transparency, promote ongoing review, and support continuous improvement in local ADA compliance efforts.

Certificate of Participation

For this webinar to receive credit:

  • You must attend the entire webinar (live or archive). Attendance will be verified.
  • You must register and complete the Post Test Eval with Confirmation of Attendance.

Archive

Presentation Materials

Post Test Eval