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ADA Audio Conference Series

Equip for Equality is host site for the ADA Audio Conference Series 2006-2007. Monthly sessions will be presented beginning October 17, 2006 through September 2007. The continuing education series, focusing on the issues, trends, and challenges to implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, is a collaborative effort of the regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, which is part of the Department on Disability and Human Development at University of Illinois Chicago. The program will offer three series in 2006-2007 to provide participants with a concentration in one or more special topic areas. They include Accessible IT (2), Employment (4) and Issues Associated with the Built Environment (2).

The ADA Audio Conference Series is a valuable resource for employers, supervisors, human resource and legal professionals, independent living centers, business owners, consumers, advocates, ADA coordinators, and officials of state and local government.

How it Works

Sessions are telephone audio conferences accessed by an 800 number participants receive upon registration. All sessions are scheduled from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Central Time (90 minute sessions) and will be real-time captioned on the ADA Audio Conference Series website. All sessions will have a written transcript posted to the Great Lakes website. In addition, a recording of the session is available in real-time and is streaming from the ADA Audio Conference Series website.

Interested participants can attend the sessions for free at Equip for Equality's Chicago office located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 300. To register, contact Equip for Equality.

If you are interested in participating in the ADA series or becoming a host site, please contact the Illinois ADA Project.

Upcoming Sessions

Tuesday April 17, 2007

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
ADA Audio Conference Series Session

Topic: ADA Restoration Act: Legislative Update

Speaker: Andrew J. Imparato, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD) (Additional speakers may be added)

Overview: Congressmen Sensenbrenner, Jr (R-WI) and Hoyer (D-MD) introduced a bi-partisan bill that would restore protections for individuals intended to be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in September, 2006. This piece of legislation was not passed before the end of the 109th Congress. It is anticipated that this piece of legislation will once again be introduced during the new 110th Congress and under very different circumstances given the outcome of the 2006 elections. The ADA Restoration Act as it is currently known is intended to restore the ADA to its "original intent" and address several decisions made by the US Supreme Court over the past 16 years. Join this session to learn about the history and intent of the ADA Restoration Act and the future of legislation that may affect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.

For more information, visit the ADA Great Lakes and Accessible IT Center website.

May 2007

Tuesday May 15, 2007

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
ADA Audio Conference Series Session

Topic: ADA Implementation and Impact Study Report: National Council on Disability

Speaker: Julie H. Carroll, Senior Attorney Advisory, National Council on Disability

Overview: The National Council on Disability (NCD) is scheduled to release a series of reports addressing the Implementation and Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act sometime in late Winter or early Spring. These reports will address the impact of the ADA upon employment of persons with disabilities as well as address the implementation of Title II and III of the ADA from the perspective of people with disabilities and entities covered by the ADA. It has been nearly 17 years since the passage of the ADA and it is anticipated that these reports will identify what has worked and what has not and put forth recommendations for furthering the promise of the ADA at all levels. Join this session to learn more about the findings in these reports and what they will mean to the future of the ADA.

For more information, visit the ADA Great Lakes and Accessible IT Center website.

June 2007

Tuesday June 19, 2007

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
ADA Audio Conference Series Session

Topic: Performance vs Disability: What is the difference?

Speaker: Sharon Rennert, Senior Attorney, EEOC ADA Division

Overview: As the workforce ages, employers will experience more and more issues associated with employees who experience difficulty doing their job. One of the major questions facing employers is whether or not the performance issues experienced by their employees is due to a disability which may require reasonable accommodation. Join our speaker as she addresses the issue of performance versus disability and the steps that an employer should take to ensure that they do not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities while ensuring that they have a productive workforce.

For more information, visit the ADA Great Lakes and Accessible IT Center website.

View the Full List of 2006-2007 Sessions