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New
England ADA
Center
Field-Based
Training Day
Call for
Proposals -
Closing Date
for
Applications
is December
31, 2013
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We invite
cities and
towns to
submit
proposals to
become the
recipient of a
Field-Based
Training Day.
The ADA
Field-Based
Training Day
is a hands-on
experience
conducting an
accessibility
review and
identifying
solutions that
would improve
accessibility
under the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act. If a
municipality
is selected,
it will also
receive $1,000
towards
improving
accessibility.
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Connecticut
Grocery Store
Chain Settles
Lawsuit for
Asking
Applicants
Illegal
Disability-Related
Questions
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Food Farmacy,
Ltd. and
J&T
Enterprises,
LLC, doing
business as
Foodworks, has
settled a
disability
discrimination
lawsuit for
violating the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act. Foodworks
of Connecticut
asked
applicants
disability-related
questions
before
offering them
jobs.
Foodworks also
allegedly
fired an
employee after
he had a
seizure at
work.
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Attend
the Plans and
Dreams After
High School
Event on
December 18 in
Concord, New
Hampshire
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Plans and
Dreams after
High School is
a FREE event
for families,
advocates and
students
interested in
the process of
transition
from school to
adulthood and
work. Featured
speaker Nick
Toumpas,
Commissioner
of New
Hampshire
DHHS, will
answer
questions
about New
Hampshire
Medicaid
managed care,
Medicaid
expansion and
health care
exchanges. Other
topics include
guardianship
and special
needs trusts,
IEP transition
planning and
the Patient
Information
Center.
Photo:
Nick Toumpas,
Commissioner
of NH DHHS.
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Vermont
Baseball Team
Settles
Accessibility
Complaint
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The U.S.
Attorney's
office says
the Vermont
Lake Monsters
minor league
baseball team
has completed
modifications
to Centennial
Field in
Burlington,
Vermont to
make it easier
for people
with
disabilities
to attend the
team's games.
Federal
investigators
determined
there were
three areas of
the facility
that didn't
comply with
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act, including
in the parking
lot, access
route, and
seating
arrangement. Prosecutors
say the team
has now
completed
improvements
in all three
areas.
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WANTED!
Youth with
Disabilities
for Advisory
Board
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We want to
help young
people know
about their
rights under
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act (ADA) as
they apply to
college or to
their first
job!
WHO:
Youth
with
disabilities
(16-25)
WHY:
Advise us on
how we
communicate
with youth
with
disabilities
WHERE:
Institute for
Human Centered
Design 200
Portland St.
Boston MA
WHEN:
March
22, 2014 @
12:30PM -
3:30PM
REGISTER:
https://www.regonline.com/NEYAB
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Three
ADA Centers
Receive
Kennedy Center
Leadership
Exchange in
Arts and
Disability
Awards
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The
NIDRR-funded Great
Lakes, Mid-Atlantic,
and New
England ADA
Centers
were presented
with the Award
for Excellence
in
Accessibility
Leadership
from the
Kennedy Center
Leadership
Exchange in
Arts and
Disability
(LEAD). The
Award for
Excellence
recognized
each Center's
long-standing
commitment to
accessibility
in the
cultural arts
for people
with
disabilities
and older
adults. The
purpose of
these awards
is to increase
awareness and
focus on the
importance of
accessibility
in artistic
and cultural
institutions.
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New
England ADA
Center Hosts
Architectural
Plan Reading
Workshop
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On
Wednesday,
December 11,
the New
England ADA
Center hosted
an
introductory
architectural
plan reading
workshop at
its Boston
headquarters.
Participants
learned how to
identify and
interpret sets
of drawings
and determine
potential accessibility
issues
according to
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act.
Photo:
Architectural
Designer
Meghan
Dufresne leads
the
architectural
plan reading
workshop.
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City
of Boston Job
Posting -
Program and
Policy
Specialist,
Mayor's
Commission for
Persons with
Disabilities
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The
Boston Mayor's
Commission for
Persons with
Disabilities
seeks a
Program and
Policy
Specialist.
The selected
individual
will
play a
key role
within the
Mayor's
Commission for
Persons with
Disabilities
by
administering
the
Commission's
main programs
and gathering,
researching
and analyzing
information
for the
Commissioner
to use in
strategic
planning and
program
development.
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UMass
Boston and IBM
Working on
Tech Center
for the
Disabled
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The University
of
Massachusetts
Boston and
computer giant
IBM are
teaming up to
devise new
ways for
people with
disabilities
and the
elderly to
benefit from
technological
advancements.
Through a
partnership
the two will
open the
nonprofit
Collaborative
Innovation
Center. Their
objective is
to build on
the research
that both the
University of
Massachusetts
and IBM have
been doing for
decades to
increase
accessibility
in the
workplace and
on campus for
people who
have vision,
hearing, and
other
impairments.
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Judy
Heumann - The
Disabilities
Treaty: Right
Treaty, Right
Time, Right
for America
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The United
States set the
gold standard
for disability
rights when we
passed the ADA
in 1990, and
we have the
opportunity to
continue to
lead. By
ratifying the
Disabilities
Treaty, the
United States
can carry
forward its
strong
leadership on
disability
issues,
breaking down
barriers, and
making a real
difference for
the one
billion people
living with a
disability,
many of whom
too often face
discrimination,
inequality,
abuse, or
neglect.
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DOJ Joins
Suit Against
H&R Block,
Saying Website
Violates ADA
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The Justice
Department has
announced that
it will
intervene in a
private
lawsuit filed
against
national tax
preparation
firm H&R
Block, saying
its website
does not allow
sufficient
access for
people with
disabilities.
The
department's
motion,
filed Nov. 25
against Block
subsidiaries
HRB Digital
and HRB Tax
Group, says
the company
violated the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act, which the
Justice
Department has
ruled applies
to websites.
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New
Regulations
Could Aid
Veterans'
Access to
Health Care
for Traumatic
Injuries
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The New York
Times reports
that the
Department of
Veterans
Affairs has
approved new
regulations to
make it easier
for veterans
to receive
health care
and
compensation
for certain
illnesses,
including
Parkinsonism,
dementia, and
depression,
which have
been linked to
traumatic
brain injury.
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Justice
Department
Reaches
Settlement
with Newseum
to Improve
Access for
People with
Disabilities
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The Department
of Justice
announced that
a settlement
had been
reached with
Newseum Inc.,
which owns and
operates the
Newseum, to
address
alleged
violations of
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
(ADA). The
settlement
agreement
resolves
allegations
that the
Newseum, a
museum of news
and history in
Washington,
D.C., was
operating
exhibits and
providing
facilities
that were not
accessible to
people with
disabilities.
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One
in Ten U.S.
Children Has
ADHD According
to Centers for
Disease
Control and
Prevention
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According
to a new
study, in
2011-2012,
more than ten
percent of
U.S. children
4-17 years of
age had been
diagnosed with
ADHD, and 6.1
percent of
U.S. children
4-17 years of
age were
taking
medication for
ADHD.
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FCC
and National
Institute on
Aging Partner
to Improve
Accessibility
of
Telecommunication
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Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC) Chairman
Tom Wheeler
and the
National
Institute on
Aging (NIA)
Deputy
Director Dr.
Marie A.
Bernard signed
an agreement
to partner on
research into
the use of
modern IP
technology to
improve and
make more
accessible
phone service
to Americans
who are deaf,
deaf-blind, or
hard of
hearing.
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AAPD
Releases the
2013
Compendium on
Disability
Statistics
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The American
Association of
People with
Disabilities
(AAPD) has
released its 2013
Compendium on
Disability
Statistics.
This report
shows that
people with
disabilities
are still much
less likely to
have jobs than
people who
don't have
disabilities.
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Reed
Group Releases
Findings of
ADA
Accommodation
Practices
Survey
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A
new study by
the Reed Group
concludes that
despite being
in place for
more than two
decades, ADA
compliance
requirements
still confuse
many
employers. Key
findings
include the
following:
- 70
percent of
respondents
said
recognizing
when an
employer can
deny an ADA
leave request
is either
difficult or
extremely
difficult.
- 87
percent of
employers are
providing
temporary
light duty as
an
accommodation,
even though
that is rarely
required under
the law.
- Half
of survey
respondents
have
difficulty or
extreme
difficulty
determining
whether or not
an
accommodation
would impose
an undue
hardship on
their
business.
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The New England
ADA Center is a
member of the ADA
National Network
funded by US
Department of
Education through
National Institute
on Disability
Rehabilitation and
Research Grant #
H133A110028.
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Institute for Human
Centered Design / New England
ADA Center
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