Seminar Topics and Descriptions
Seminars
- Know Your Rights: The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in Everyday Life
- Put Your Rights to Work: The Americans With Disabilities Act and Employment
- Be a Prepared Parent: What You Need to Know About Your Child's Special Education Rights
- Making Your Own Decisions: What People with Disabilities Need to Know About Guardianship
- Balancing Independence and Protection: What Family Members Need to Know About Guardianship & Alternatives
- Ticket to Work: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Benefits
- Buses, Trains, Taxicabs, Planes: The Transportation Rights of People with Disabilities
- Make Your Vote Count: The Voting Rights of People with Disabilities
Seminar Descriptions
Know Your Rights: The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in Everyday Life
- Recognize ADA words and defintions
- Identify the rights of people with disabilities under the ADA
- Discuss how the ADA can help you in many parts of your life
- Recognize discrimination
- Identify where to get help, file complaints and find resources
Put Your Rights to Work: The Americans With Disabilities Act and Employment
- Recognize your rights at job interviews, when you are hired and on the job
- Handle illegal questions on job applications and at the interview about your disability
- Realize when to tell your employer about your disability
- Ask for a reasonable accomodation, so you can be successful on the job
Be a Prepared Parent: What You Need to Know About Your Child's Special Education Rights 
Watch Video and/or Read Text: streaming video and a text transcription of the 'Be a Prepared Parent: What You Need to Know About Your Child's Special Education Rights' training seminar is available online.
- Recognize your child's legal right to a free and appropriate education
- Recognize your right to actively participate in the process of making educational decisions for your child (and why this is so important)
- Communicate effectively with your child's school
- Prepare for your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting
- Identify the options available to resolve a conflict with the school
Making Your Own Decisions: What People with Disabilities Need to Know About Guardianship
- Recognize your legal rights as an adult (over the age of 18)
- Discuss how having a guardian may change your life
- Explain other ways, besides guardianship, to get help with important decisions in your life
- Get help and find resources to be as independent as possible
Balancing Independence and Protection: What Family Members Need to Know About Guardianship & Alternatives
- Identify the alternatives to guardianship
- Review the guardianship court process
- Get help and find resources when you need them
- Realize the importance of involving your family member with a disability in making decisions
Ticket to Work: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Benefits
A seminar by the Ticket to Work Project at Equip for Equality
Watch Video and/or Read Text: streaming video and a text transcription of the 'Ticket To Work - Know Your Rights, Protect Your Benefits' training seminar is available online.
- Get free professional help in finding or keeping a job and benefits planning
- Take advantage of new work incentives, which let you work and keep your cash and medical benefits
- Use your Ticket to Work to obtain free job services
- Recognize your rights to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Buses, Trains, Taxicabs, Planes: The Transportation Rights of People with Disabilities
Watch Video and/or Read Text: streaming video and a text transcription of the 'Access to Buses, Trains, Vans & Taxicabs' training seminar is available online.
- Discuss how and when bus services must be accessible to people with disabilities
- Determine if you are eligible for door-to-door paratransit service
- Identify the accommodations airlines must give to passengers with disabilities
- Recognize when taxicab companies or hotels have to buy accessible cars and vans
- File a complaint if you have a problem getting the transportation you need
Make Your Vote Count: The Voting Rights of People with Disabilities
Watch Video and/or Read Text: streaming video and a text transcription of the 'Make Your Vote Count: The Voting Rights of People with Disabilities' training seminar is available online.
- Explain the importance of voting
- Recognize your rights as a voter with a disability
- Identify where to get help, file complaints, and find more information
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