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• Virtual Series: Disability Employment
  NEXT: Webinar 10/21 at 1-2:30 pm [Eastern Time]
• ADA, Disability and COVID-19 Resources
  NEW! Accessible Voting Resources for 2020
• Monthly Themes: October
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month
    Increasing Access & Opportunity
    
  • National Hispanic Heritage Month
    
• Emergency, Storm & Severe Weather Preparedness
  Plan. Prepare. Respond.
• ADA30 - Celebrate. Learn. Share
  #ThanksToTheADA throughout 2020
  
• Events & Training
  • Webinars & Podcasts
  • Make A Difference - Opportunities to Participate
• News
  • National News
  • Southeast Region News
  • Other News & Resources of Interest
• Stay Connected

Virtual Series: Disability Employment

This year 2020 we celebrate the 75th year of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 100th anniversary of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR).

In recognition of these important milestones, the Southeast ADA Center will host a FREE four-event virtual series each Wednesday in October 2020.

Events: One (1) podcast & Three (3) webinars 

NEXT: RRTC Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Center
Wednesday - October 21, 2020
1:00 -2:30 pm [Eastern Time] 

Learn More:
Virtual Series: Disability Employment - Looking Back & Moving Forward

Register Now or copy and paste this link to register: bit.ly/disability-employ-virtual-seada-2020

National Disability Awareness Month - October 2020

“Increasing Access and Opportunity”
This year marks the 75th year of the annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) lead by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). 

 

Throughout October, celebrate and raise awareness of the employment and contributions of individuals with disabilities. Use hashtag #NDEAM in your social media posts.

• ADA National Network Fact Sheets: Employment
  • Employment (ADA Title I) Resources
    Source: ADA National Network
• ADA Live! Podcast & Resources: Employment
  Source: Southeast ADA Center
• 2020 NDEAM Tool Kit
  Source: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

National Hispanic Heritage Month

During National #HispanicHeritageMonth, the Southeast ADA Center will highlight each week helpful resources for Spanish speakers with disabilities. The resources we share with you provide information in both English and Spanish.

en inglés

National #HispanicHeritageMonth

"Increasing Access and Opportunity"
The Southeast ADA Center is proud to support National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Held each October, NDEAM aims to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. During the month, we'll be hosting a FREE four-part event  Virtual Series: Disability Employment - Looking Back & Moving Forward  to educate everyone on disability employment issues and the role they play in fostering a disability-friendly work culture. The series (1 podcast, 3 webinars) will be held each Wednesday in October starting at 1:00 pm [Eastern Time]. Register: bit.ly/disability-employ-virtual-seada-2020

- #NDEAM #LaLeyADA #NacionalADA #Discapacidad #Accesibilidad #HispanicHeritage #MesdelaHerenciaHispana

en español

Durante ese #MesdelaHerenciaHispana, el Centro de la ADA del Sureste reconoce recursos muy útiles para hispanohablantes con discapacidades cada semana. Los recursos que les compartimos proveen información en español e inglés.

#MesdelaHerenciaHispana

“Aumentar el acceso y oportunidad”

El Centro de la ADA del Sureste es orgulloso apoyar el mes nacional de concienciación sobre el empleo de personas con discapacidades (NDEAM por sus siglas en inglés). Cada octubre, NDEAM tiene propósito como educar sobre los problemas del empleo y discapacidad y celebrar las varias contribuciones de trabajadores con discapacidades. Durante el mes, tenemos un serie virtual GRATIS con cuatro partes: Disability Employment - Looking Back & Moving Forward para educar todos sobre los problemas de discapacidad y el empleo y el papel que los juegan en una cultura profesional y amable sobre la discapacidad. El serie (1 podcast, 3 webinars) estrenará cada miércoles de octubre a las 1pm (tiempo del este). Regístrate aquí: bit.ly/disability-employ-virtual-seada-2020

 #NDEAM #LaLeyADA #NacionalADA #Discapacidad #Accesibilidad #HispanicHeritage #HispanicHeritageMonth

Emergency, Storm & Severe Weather Preparedness

Plan. Prepare. Respond.

Our thoughts and hearts are with the people, families, and communities in preparation and impacted by tornadoes, severe weather, and flooding. Please stay safe!

• Make a list and keep important supplies with you.
• Identify where you could go to shelter safely.
• Listen and follow local news, weather reports, and social media.

**Keep in mind COVID-19

You may need to adjust any emergency plan based on the latest from your state, local officials and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Go to: Emergency & Severe Weather Resources: CDC, COVID-19

Featured Resources

• Resource Guide: COVID-19/Emergency Preparedness for Kinship Families and Grandfamilies [PDF, 10 pages]

Be Ready!

• Southeast U.S. Region - Emergency & Severe Weather Resources:
  Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA) , Kentucky (KY), Mississippi (MS),
  North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN)
  
• ADA, Disability & COVID-19 - Emergency Preparedness

  Web: adacovid19.org

• ADA Fact Sheets & Publications - Emergency Preparedness

  Web: adata.org/topic/emergency-preparedness

• ADA Live! Podcasts & Resources - Emergency Preparedness

  Web: adalive.org

ADA, Disability and COVID-19 Resources

NOTE: The website, ADA, Disability & COVID-19, is regularly updated to provide the disability community with information about rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how they apply to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We do not give medical or legal advice. Please contact healthcare or legal experts for more information.

Featured Resources by Topic

• Voting and ADA
  • NEW! Accessible Voting Resources for 2020 (updated 10/15/2020)
    Source: Southeast ADA Center
  • Webinar Archive: Accessible Voting in the COVID-19 Era 
    Source: Great Lakes and Great Plains ADA Centers
• Emergency Preparedness & COVID-19
  • Emergency Preparedness and the ADA during the COVID-19 Pandemic 
    ADA Live! Podcast and Resources  
    Source: Southeast ADA Center, ADA National Network
• Face Masks and ADA
  • The ADA and Face Mask Policies (updated 9/30/2020)
    Source: Southeast ADA Center
  • Face Coverings & Businesses: Balancing the ADA with Public Health During COVID-19
    Source: Northwest ADA Center
  • Webinar Archive: Face Coverings and the ADA - Application of ADA Title III
    Source: Great Lakes ADA Center, ADA National Network
• Health Care Access & COVID-19
  • Accessibility at Drive-Thru Medical Sites
    Source: Northwest ADA Center, ADA National Network
• People with Disabilities, Older Adults & COVID-19
• Counseling, Support, Mental Health & COVID-19

Find more:

ADA, Disability & COVID-19 Resources with News & Updates, Virtual Events, ADA Publications, and Resources by Topic. Share Your Story of how COVID-19 has changed your life.

Web:adacovid19.org

Events & Training

Webinars & Podcasts

Date	Event
10/22/2020 Thursday 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. EST	The 4th Thursday ADA Talks: The Courts and the ADA: The Current Court Battles *Deadline to Register: October 22, 2020 Sponsor: Human Development Institute - University of Kentucky
10/22/2020 Thursday 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. EST	Get the Facts and Move Beyond Fear: A Webinar for Social Security Beneficiaries Who Want to Return to Work *Deadline to Register: October 22, 2020 Sponsor: National Disability Institute (NDI), American Dream Employment Network (ADEN)
10/22/2020 Thursday 2:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. EST	How to Do an Accessibility Field Review *Deadline to Register: October 21, 2020 Webinar Series: ADA 2020 Online Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center, member of the ADA National Network
10/22/2020 Thursday 2:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. EST	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Efforts to Increase Health Care Access and Quality of Care for People with Disabilities *Deadline to Register: October 21, 2020 Webinar Series: Health Care and the ADA - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Sponsor: Pacific ADA Center, member of the ADA National Network
10/27/2020 Tuesday 2:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. EST	Service and Emotional Assistance Animals *Deadline to Register: October 26, 2020 Webinar Series: ADA 2020 Online Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center, member of the ADA National Network
10/28/2020 Wednesday 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. EST	Future Images of the Face of Vocational Rehabilitation *Deadline to Register: October 28, 2020 Sponsor: Southeast ADA Center
10/28/2020 Wednesday 2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. EST	Accommodations for Hiring and Work *Deadline to Register: October 27, 2020 Webinar Series: ADA Audio Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center, member of the ADA National Network

Find more:

Events & Training Calendar - Southeast ADA Center

ADA30 - Celebrate. Learn. Share.

Throughout 2020, celebrate 30 years of progress in access & inclusion
— Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA 30th Anniversary.

Featured ADA30 Events

• ADA Live! ADA30 episodes
  • The ADA Turns 30: The Future of Disability Rights with Lex Frieden
  • The ADA Then & Now: Celebrate ADA30 with the Honorable Tony Coelho
  • History and the Future of Disability Rights: A Chat with Judy Heumann
• ADA2020: 30 Years of the ADA - History, Achieving the Promise & Real People
  Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL) & Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
• VIDEO: ADA30 Lead-On Celebration of Disability Arts, Culture, Education & Pride
  Shows disability rights movement & 5 titles of ADA through comedy, dance & art.

Find more:
National ADA Events Calendar
Web: adata.org/events-calendar

LEARN about ADA

• ADA Basics webcourse (www.adabasics.org)
• READ ADA Publications & Videos
• Access Granted from Rocky Mountain ADA Center
• Thirty for ADA30 from Burton Blatt Institute
• The ADA and Me from ADA Anniversary Tool Kit
• FIND ADA Training
  Call 1-800-949-4232 to contact your regional ADA Center
  

SHARE #ThanksToTheADA

On social media of your choice, share what the ADA means - #ThanksToTheADA

• Video: ADA 30th Anniversary: #ThanksToTheADA [2:20 min., captioned]
  Web: youtu.be/GURIy4765lk
• Transcript: Video ADA30 #ThanksToTheADA
  Web: adata.org/thankstotheada-video-transcript

Find more:

ADA Celebrations & Anniversary Toolkit
Web: adaanniversary.org

Make A Difference

Get to participate, provide comments, and impact disability research and rights.

Design Competition

• U.S. Department of Transportation Inclusive Design Challenge
  Due by: October 30, 2020
  
  

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

• EEOC Requests Public Comment on Changes to Conciliation Process
  Due by: November 9, 2020
  
  

Find more:

Make A Difference - Southeast ADA Center

News

National News

• 20 Artists in Inaugural Class of Disability Futures Fellows Receive $50,000 Grants

  Source: National Public Radio (NPR)

• AAPD 2020 Virtual Career & Internship Fair on October 28

  Source: American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

• EEOC Issues Final Rule Revising Procedural Regulations Under Title VII, ADA, and GINA

  Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• House Bill Introduced to Require Accessible Consumer Facing Websites and Mobile Apps

  Source: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

• Today is White Cane Awareness Day

  Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

Find more:

News Archives and News by Audience & Topic

Southeast Region News

• EEOC Sues Jordan Carriers for Disability Discrimination
  

  Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) Staff Receive the Tom Gravitt Advocacy Award
  

  Source: Human Development Institute - University of Kentucky

Find more:

Regional News by State - Southeast ADA Center

Other News & Resources of Interest

• 2020 Biennial Report to Congress as Required by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

  Available formats: Word, PDF, text

  Source: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• A Crisis Decades in the Making: Disability Housing Policy and COVID-19

  Source: Harvard Political Review

• A Robot Suitcase Could Replace Canes and Guide Dogs for Blind People

  Source: CNN

• Coronavirus Isolated Nursing Home Residents. Now It Might Keep Them from Voting

  Source: Washington Post

• COVID-19 Pandemic Reversed Decades of Employment Gains for Disabled, But Advocates See Glimmers of Hope

  Source: ABC News

• PEAT Podcast: Accessibility Solutions for Employees

  Source: Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)

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