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ADA, Higher Education, and Section 504

Series: Session 5 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

When:

DATE: Thursday – May 25, 2023

TIME (1 hour):

10:00 – 11:00 am [Eastern]  / 9:00 – 10:00 am [Central] / 8:00 – 9:00 am [Mountain] / 7:00 – 8:00 am [Pacific]

> REGISTER: 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Presenters from the University of Kentucky

Erin Fitzgerald
Coordinator – Comprehensive Transition and Post-Secondary Program (CTP), 
Supported Higher Ed Project, 
Human Development Institute

John Caldora
Disability Accommodation Consultant

504 at 50 Interview Series

Leaders in the Disability Rights Movement

For the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Southeast ADA Center launched a virtual interview series featuring leaders of the disability rights movement who advance the cause of equal rights.

VISIT: section504at50.org | Episodes
MORE: About 504 | Resources | Speakers

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

Session Format

  • We use Zoom for our virtual platform.
  • Audio is provided through the virtual platform or by phone.
  • Real-time captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting will be available during the session.
  • The session will be recorded for archival purposes.

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Registration

> REGISTER: 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Archive – Unable to join on the day of the webinar?

An archive recording and transcript will be available on Friday, June 2.

Presentation

Series Hosted By:

  • University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI)
  • Southeast ADA Center
  • Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University

ADA, Employment and Long COVID

Series: Session 4 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Time: 1 hour

Presenter

Pamela Williamson
Assistant Project Director
Southeast ADA Center

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

Video Recording [1 hour, captioned, ASL]

Date: April 27, 2023

Transcript

Presentation

Archive Post Test Eval and Certificate

ADA Title II: Program Access and Structural Accessibility

Series: Session 3 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Time: 1 hour

Presenter

Jason Jones
Disability Specialist
University of Kentucky
Human Development Institute

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

Video Recording [1 hour, captioned, ASL]

Date: March 23, 2023

Transcript

Presentation

Archive Post Test Eval and Certificate

Emergency, Disaster Planning, and the ADA

Series: Session 2 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Time: 1 hour

Presenter

Christine Woodell
Technical Assistance
Southeast ADA Center

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

Video Recording [1 hour, captioned, ASL]

Date: February 23, 2023

Transcript

Presentation

Archive Post Test Eval and Certificate

ADA Title I: Employment, Disclosure and Reasonable Accommodation

Series: Session 1 – 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023

Time: 1 hour

Presenter

Barry Whaley
Project Director
Southeast ADA Center

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

Video Recording [1 hour, captioned]

Date: January 26, 2023

Transcript

Presentation

Archive Post Test Eval and Certificate

SERIES: 4th Thursday ADA Talks

Description

A virtual monthly series on topics related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights, and access that runs for 60-minutes on the fourth Thursday from January to October (10 sessions).

Hosted By:

University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI), Southeast ADA Center, and Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University

Time (60 minutes):

10:00 – 11:00 am [Eastern] / 9:00 – 10:00 am [Central] / 8:00 – 9:00 am [Mountain] / 7:00 – 8:00 am [Pacific]

Series Format (10 sessions)

  • We use Zoom for our virtual platform.
  • Audio is provided through the virtual platform or by phone.
  • Real-time captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) will be available during the session.
  • The session will be recorded for archival purposes.

Certificate of Participation

**For each session to receive credit:

  • You must be registered for the session.
  • Attend the entire session (live or archive). Attendance will be verified.
  • Complete the Post Test Eval.

Registration

REGISTER: 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023
or use the link: https://bit.ly/4th-thursday-ada-talks-series

2023 Dates and Archives (10 sessions)

The fourth Thursday each month from January to October 2023.

Upcoming Sessions

  1. May 25, 2023
    Higher Education, ADA and Section 504
  2. June 22, 2023
    Who Enforces the ADA?
  3. July 27, 2023
    Southeast ADA Center: Resource for Information, Guidance and Training on the ADA
  4. August 24, 2023
    Older Americans and Acquired Disability
  5. September 28, 2023
    Digital Access: Breaking I.T. Down
  6. October 26, 2023
    ADA in the Courtroom: Cases that are Defining the Law

Archived Past Sessions

Registration

REGISTER: 4th Thursday ADA Talks Series 2023
or use the link: https://bit.ly/4th-thursday-ada-talks-series

Contact

Please contact us via phone or email for questions on this virtual series and anytime you have questions on the ADA or disability rights.

Southeast ADA Center
Email: seadawebinars@syr.edu
Phone: 404-541-9001
Web: adasoutheast.org

WEBCAST: Why No One Has To Be Normal Anymore

Time: 1.5 hours

Presenter

Stephen Kuusisto
Poet and Author, University Professor,
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach
Burton Blatt Institute, College of Law

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the entire webcast (live or archive); and Post Test Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webcast. Attendance will be verified.


Description

“If the history of disability teaches us anything, it’s that disability life stands for freedom and not oppression.”

Join University Professor Stephen Kuusisto of the Syracuse University Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), and a panel of faculty, staff and students for an engaging discussion of disability history and disability life in celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Hosted by: Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach (OIPO) and the Southeast ADA Center in the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University with the support of the Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI), Academic Affairs, Atrocity Studies, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC), the Center for Disability Resources (CDR), the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), and Syracuse University Libraries.

DISCLAIMER

The opinions expressed in this recording are those of the presenter. They may not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Southeast ADA Center or the Burton Blatt Institute. The Southeast ADA Center is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Grant #90DPAD0005-01-00.

Archive, Post Test Eval and Certificate

Date: December 1, 2022 (1.5 hours)

WEBINAR: Disabled, Trans, and Queer: Intersectional Conversations in the Workplace

Time: 1.5 hours

 

Presenters from Edge Employment of Louisville, KY

Julian Adam

Julian Adam
Employment Specialist

Roan Campbell

Roan Campbell
Employment Specialist

Certificate of Participation

**Must be: registered; attendance verified for the webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.


Description

“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Lilla Watson

These words were used by Lilla, Aboriginal Elder and Activist to set out a challenge for people working towards equity and human rights. For us, we use them as a reminder that social services are best done when no one is left behind—when we center the most vulnerable among us and bloom outward. Too often people with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ individuals are left out of important conversations— diversity, inclusion, equal access, and discrimination to name a few—even though we are deeply impacted by these topics on a daily basis.

We can all begin to heal as a community by embracing and honoring our differences. Advocacy can help us develop compassion for ourselves and others.  Listening deeply and taking action can give us true strength. Our collective efforts will enable us to better understand how our lives are shaped by our lived experiences, to raise our awareness of experiences outside our own, and see the connections between our lives and those of others.

In this presentation we will seek to:

  • Define the terminology of microaggression, intersectionality, intersectional microaggressions, and reclamation by highlighting experiences of Disabled, Trans, and Queer people.
  • Discuss the presenter’s firsthand lived experiences as working professionals and share experiences of other Disabled, Neurodivergent, Transgender, BIPOC, and Queer folks.
  • Describe how support personnel can begin to raise awareness and advocate for disability, neurodiversity, AND LGBTQIA+ inclusion within their employment support processes.

Archive Recording

Date: Tuesday – August 23, 2022 (1.5 hours)

Post test and Certificate

  • Post Test for Certificate Disabled, Trans, and Queer: Intersectional Conversations in the Workplace
    Web: bit.ly/082322-seada-eval
  • Presentation and Transcript

    Resources

    Employment and ADA Series (3 webinars)

    Time: 1.5 hours per webinar

    Topics

    Presenters from Southeast ADA Center

    Cheri Hofmann

    Cheri Hofmann

    Rebecca Williams

    Rebecca Williams

    Certificate of Participation

    **Must be: registered; attendance verified for each webinar (live or archive); and Post Test with Evaluation completed to receive Certificate of Participation for the webinar. Attendance will be verified.

    NOTE: You do not have to attend all three webinars to receive credit.

    Credit for Certified Employment Support Professional™ (CESP)

    This webinar has been approved for 1.5 hours continuing education (CE) credit for Certified Employment Support Professional™ (CESP). You will be responsible for submitting your certificate of participation for the webinar to APSE. 

    Webinar 1 of 3:
    Disability Disclosure:  From Application to Employment

    March 30, 2022 (1.5 hours)

    Description

    Disclosing a disability may be a consideration when applying for a job or after you are hired. Making the decision to disclose can be overwhelming.  So when do you disclose?  How do you disclose?  Under the ADA you can request an accommodation for any employment related activity. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) an employee must disclose their disability if they need an adjustment or change at work. This session will explain how and when to disclose a disability as well as employer requests for documentation.   Once disclosure has been made the interactive process to investigate accommodations should begin.  This session will be followed up on April 27, 2022 with a discussion on the interactive process.

    Archive Recording and Certificate

    Presentation

    Resources


    Webinar 2 of 3:
    The Interactive Process:  The Foundation for Receiving an Effective Accommodation

    April 27, 2022 (1.5 hours)

    Description

    In the interactive process the applicant or employee and employer each share information about the nature of the disability and the limitations that may affect the ability to perform the essential job duties. This discussion is the foundation of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The interactive process is required and simply means the employee with a disability and the employer work together to determine an accommodation that is effective for the employee. This session will look at best practices when engaging in discussion to identify and implement accommodations.

    Archive Recording and Certificate

    Presentation


    Webinar 3 of 3:
    Employment: COVID Long Haulers and ADA

    May 25, 2022 (1.5 hours)

    Description

    According to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers across the United States are receiving accommodation requests from employees who currently have COVID-19 or who have recovered from COVID-19 and have long-term effects. This session will explore possible residual effects of having COVID, whether COVID long haulers meet the ADA definition of disability and accommodations that may enable COVID long haulers to return to work.

    Archive Recording and Certificate

    Presenter Change: Barry Whaley, Southeast ADA Center Project Director, presented due to illness of Rebecca Williams.

    Presentation

    Webinar: Disability in a COVID World: Employment, Communications, Physical Spaces and Mental Health

    Date: December 3, 2020

    Description

    In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD or IDPwD) held each year around the world on December 3, a panel of diverse presenters will discuss disability in a COVID world with a focus on employment, communications, physical spaces and mental health.

    This webinar is a collaboration of the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute of Syracuse University.

    Also, listen and view this additional event: ADA Live! Podcast & Resources: Episode 88: A Day for All: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    Speakers

    Employment Panel

    Wesley Anderson

    Wesley Anderson
    Director of Training and Consultation Services,
    The Arc of New Jersey

    Christopher Button

    Christopher Button
    Supervisory Policy Advisor,
    U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy

    Wally Tablit

    Wally Tablit
    Vice-President of Mission Services, AtWork! Changing the Face of Employment

     

    Mental Health Panel

    Sukaina Dada

    Sukaina Dada
    Executive Director,
    SMILE Canada

    Dr. Doreen Marshall

    Dr. Doreen Marshall, Vice President of Mission Engagement, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Andrea Sparrow

    Andrea Sparrow, Clinical Social Worker and faculty, University of Kentucky College of Social Work

    Mike Yow

    Mike Yow
    President & Chief Executive Office,
    Fellowship Hall Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center

     

    Physical Accessibility and Effective Communication Panel

    Cheri Hofmann

    Cheri Hofmann
    ADA Distance Learning & Training Coordinator, Southeast ADA Center

    Anna Lawson

    Anna Lawson
    Professor of Law,
    Project Coordinator and PI
    Inclusive Public Space (IPS), University of Leeds,
    United Kingdom

    Namel Norris

    Namel Norris
    Hip-hop artist and disability rights advocate, 4 Wheel City

    Kimberly Tissot

    Kimberly Tissot
    Executive Director, Able South Carolina

     

    Host

    Yvette Pegues

    Yvette Pegues
    Diversity and Inclusion Executive, Your Invisible Disability Group

     

    Archives & Webinar Materials

    Recording (December 3, 2020)

    Transcript

    Presentation

    Evaluation

    Your feedback is important to help determine the effectiveness of this webinar in meeting your needs and to guide planning for future webinars.

    Evaluation for Webinar Web: bit.ly/webinar-120320-eval

    Resources

    Employment

    Web: disabilitywebinars.org/archives/ndeam2020/

    Mental Health

    Physical Spaces & Effective Communication