ADA Audio Conference Series Archives

Archived ADA Audio Conference Series Sessions

Accessibility Standards & Regulations

The ADA, Playgrounds and a School District in Iowa-Case Study (11/17/2020)

The ADA, Businesses and Barrier Removal: What are the Requirements? (2/19/2019)

The Right to Vote: Access for People with Disabilities (10/16/2018)

Lessons Learned: Common Errors in the Design and Construction of Accessible Lodging Facilities (8/16/2016)

Accessible Construction Management (1/20/2015)

Part III: Bringing It All Together: Transition Plans, Barrier Removal Plans, and Action Plans (3/18/2014)

Part II: A Hands-on Approach to Self-Evaluations (2/18/2014)

Part I: Getting Started (1/21/2014)

Everyone Into the Pool:Refresher on the requirements for swimming pool lifts (2/19/2013)

Segways, golf carts, four-wheelers, Oh my! (8/21/2012)

No Parking Here: Accessible parking requirements and enforcement (6/19/2012)

Buying Tickets: 2010 ADA Ticketing Regulations and You (5/17/2011)

Are My Recreation Facilities Accessible? Where Do I start? (4/19/2011)

Accessible Technology

Social Media Management: Accessibility Basics (12/15/2020)

The Technology Landscape for Applicants and Employees who are Blind or Experiencing Vision Loss (5/19/2020)

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Web Sites: What is Required (3/19/2019)

Social Media and Accessibility (10/20/2015)

Cognitive Innovations to promote independence in the home and in the Community (6/16/2015)

Electronic Information and Digital Access: Update on Compliance and Enforcement Activities (5/20/2014)

Throwing the Switch: Empowering Advocates to Make the Most of Current Trends in Disability and Technology Policy (3/19/2013)

ADA Anniversary Sessions

ADA Anniversary Update: 30 Years, Where do We go Now? (7/14/2020)

ADA Anniversary Update: 29 Years Burning Down the Road (7/16/2019)

Reflection on 28 years of the ADA: What have we learned, where do we go from here? (7/31/2018)

ADA Anniversary Update: 27 Years later (7/18/2017)

ADA Anniversary Update: Celebrating 26 Years (7/19/2016)

ADA Anniversary Update: 25 Years Later (7/21/2015)

ADA Anniversary Update: 24 Years Later (7/15/2014)

ADA Anniversary Update:23 Years Later (7/16/2013)

ADA Anniversary Update: 22 Years Later (7/17/2012)

ADA Federal Update: 21st Anniversary of the ADA (7/19/2011)

ADA Update: 20th Anniversary of the ADA (7/20/2010)

ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series

ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series: Spotlight on the National ADA Symposium (3/11/2021)

ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series: Spotlight on Health Care Access: ADA, Disability and COVID-19 Resources (2/23/2021)

ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series: Spotlight on the ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments and the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities (2/11/2021)

ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series: Spotlight on the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP) (1/28/2021)

Communication

Effective Communication: What does that mean? (6/25/2019)

Sign Language Interpreting and Video Remote Interpreting in Medical Settings (4/17/2018)

Audio Description: The Visual Made Verbal (3/15/2016)

Helping People with Hearing Loss Hear in Public Places through the Use of hearing Loop Technology (8/26/2014)

Complaints/Enforcement/Mediation

ADA and Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (8/16/2011)

Everything You Need to Know About the Enforcement of the ADA But Were Afraid to Ask. (11/18/2008)

Covid-19

Special Session: Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Issues and Barriers for Persons with Disabilities (3/24/2021)

Special Session: COVID-19 and the ADA: Implications for Title II and Post-Secondary Education (8/27/2020)

COVID-19 and Return to Work (8/13/2020)

Face Coverings and the ADA- Application under Title III (7/28/2020)

Special Session: COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Access to programs and services (4/27/2020)

Dialogue with Federal Agencies

Ask the EEOC: Open Question and Answer (4/16/2019)

Ask the Department of Justice (DOJ): Open Question and Answer Session (6/12/2018)

Ask the EEOC: Open Question and Answer Session (5/15/2018)

Ask DOJ: Questions and Answers with the Department of Justice (11/15/2016)

Open Dialogue with the Disability Rights Section, U.S. Department of Justice (1/19/2016)

Open Dialogue with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (12/15/2015)

Open Dialog with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (10/21/2014)

Ask the EEOC: Questions and Answers (12/17/2013)

Open Dialogue with the Department of Justice (12/13/2011)

Disability Statistics and Research

Looking at Institutional and Community Living Through Data- An ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium (ADA-PARC) Report (4/19/2017)

Turning 26: A review of the current state of ADA research (5/17/2016)

Disability Statistics: What do they tell us? (6/15/2010)

ADA Implementation and Impact Study Report: National Council on Disability (8/7/2007)

Comparison of Employment Disability Discrimination Claims with Other Statutes Across U.S. EEOC and Fair Employment Practice Agencies Nationally (4/17/2007)

National EEOC ADA Research Project: What does the data tell us about Title I complaints and resolutions? (3/20/2007)

Education

Question and Answer Session: on Accommodating Students with Disabilities Enrolled in Medical and Health Science Programs (5/21/2019)

Accommodating Students with Disabilities Enrolled in Medical and Health Science Programs (1/15/2019)

Athletic Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: Focus on Colleges and Universities (8/20/2013)

Service Animals in Post Secondary Education Settings (6/18/2013)

Extracurricular Athletic Opportunities for Students with Disabilities:Understanding the Issues (4/16/2013)

Best Practices in Accommodating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability and other emerging groups within Post Secondary Education (9/15/2009)

Employment

Accommodations for Hiring and Work (10/28/2020)

Moving the Needle on Disability Employment (9/15/2020)

Disability, Diversity, and Inclusion: Lessons Learned from Industry Leaders (2/18/2020)

Employment First and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1/21/2020)

Leave under the ADA and FMLA (11/12/2019)

Understanding the Disability Equality Index (DEI) used by Corporations (10/8/2019)

Best Practices in Inclusive Employment Practices (11/13/2018)

Facebook Friends-Workplace Enemies (9/19/2017)

Understanding Disability & Entrepreneurship (1/17/2017)

Supporting Students with Disabilities to Gain Full Employment (4/21/2015)

Overview of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - Implications for Persons with Disabilities (3/17/2015)

Reasonable accommodations in the workplace for individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing (2/24/2015)

Disclosure of Disability under the ADA and its relationship to Section 503 Regulations (6/17/2014)

Googling Job Applicants (4/15/2014)

General

Livable Communities for a Lifetime (3/16/2021)

Advancing the Full Participation of Persons with Disabilities in All Areas of Society (1/19/2021)

Accessible Parking, What Does that Mean? (4/21/2020)

The Fair Housing Act and Persons with Disabilities (9/17/2019)

Service Animals and the ADA: Exploring Common Issues and Scenarios (11/21/2017)

Parsley or Cilantro? Making Sure Your ADA Self Evaluation and Transition Plan are Seasoned with the Right Ingredients (10/17/2017)

Putting Accessibility Law in your Pocket: the Digital Accessibility Legal Update (8/15/2017)

Employer Practices to Improve Employment Outcomes: Considerations across the Employment Process (2/21/2017)

Rights of Veterans with Disabilities in Employment, Housing and Transportation (6/28/2016)

Home, Community or Travel: Rules for Service Animals are not the same (2/16/2016)

Reporting Clearly and Accurately about Disability (9/15/2015)

Post Secondary Education and E-Readers (1/18/2011)

Health

The ADA, Addiction, Recovery and Employment Workshop (6/16/2020)

Opioid Use Disorders and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Eliminating Discriminatory Barriers to Treatment and Recovery (9/25/2018)

Accommodating Persons with Environmental Sensitivities: Challenges and Solutions (12/16/2014)

Building Blocks for Accessible Health Care (9/17/2013)

Legal

Structured Negotiation - A tool for disability rights (3/21/2017)

ADA Case Law Update 2014 (11/17/2014)

ADA Case Law Update (11/13/2012)

State and Local Government

Planning for pedestrians with disabilities: Sharing successes and gaps from ADA Transition Plans around the U.S. (8/18/2020)

Accessible Polling Facilities and the ADA (3/17/2020)

Introducing the REVISED Title II Action Guide for Self Evaluation and Transition Planning (10/18/2016)

Implementing Olmstead The Status of Enforcement Efforts (11/19/2013)

ADA and Law Enforcement:Understanding the Issues (1/15/2013)

The Ins and Outs of Conducting a Self Evaluation (3/15/2011)

Achieving and Sustaining Accessible Programs: Strategies for State and Local Governments (3/18/2003)

Transportation, Travel and Hospitality

New Rules: Service Animals and the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA) (2/9/2021)

The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and Travelers with Disabilities: Travel by Air with Service Animals (12/10/2019)

Insights on Traveling with a Mobility Disability (8/20/2019)

Access to Cultural Programs and the Arts: Serving Patrons with Disabilities (12/11/2018)

Moving from Transportation towards Mobility Management: Disparities, Data and Action (12/15/2016)

Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities and the Air Carriers Access Act (9/27/2016)

Hot Legal Topics in Accessible Transportation (4/19/2016)

New Customer Service and Accessible Meetings Resources (11/17/2015)

Planning Accessible Temporary Events (8/25/2015)

Planning a trip: What you need to know about making hotel reservations (2/21/2012)

Marketing for Accessibility: Tips and Tools for the hospitality industry (9/20/2011)

Reservations Please: Ensuring access for customers with disabilities (5/18/2010)

Accessibility of the Performing Arts: Assuring Access for Everyone (8/19/2003)

ParaTransit Services: Are they equivalent? (11/19/2002)

Online Archives

Next Session: Apr 20, 2021 - Access to Federal Facilities and the Role of the General Services Administration (GSA)