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IHCD
Presents
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium at
the
ArchitectureBoston
Expo. Register
by October 31
for Discounts
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The
Institute for
Human Centered
Design (IHCD)
is sponsoring
the annual
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium at
the
ArchitectureBoston
Expo on Wednesday,
November 20,
2013 at
the Boston
Convention and
Exhibition
Center.
Register
for workshops
by October 31
to enjoy
significant
discounts.
Registration
for the
exhibit hall
is free
through
October 31.
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Maine's
Alpha One
launches the
"One in Five"
Podcast!
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Alpha
One has
launched the
"One in Five"
podcast; a
magazine-style
show dedicated
to covering
news and
issues
impacting the
one in five
Maine citizens
living with a
disability. The
first episode
focuses on
Maine's
recently
revamped
non-emergency
transportation
system.
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Architectural
Plan Reading
Workshop in
Boston on
Wednesday,
December 11
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Would
you like to
learn how to
read an
architectural
plan?
Join us
for a free
workshop at
the Institute
for Human
Centered
Design (IHCD)
on December
11,
2013.
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New
Hampshire
Employers
Acknowledged
for Excellence
in Employment
Leadership
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The
Employment
Leadership
Awards are
cosponsored by
the New
Hampshire
Council on
Developmental
Disabilities
and New
Hampshire
Vocational
Rehabilitation. The
employers
honored
included Dyn,
Inc.,
Portsmouth
Naval
Shipyard,
Chunky's
Cinema Pub in
Nashua, and
Kendal at
Hanover Dining
Services.
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Promoting
Access and
Accommodation
to Persons
with
disAbilities
in Danbury
Connecticut
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The
Commission for
Persons with
DisAbilities
in Danbury,
Connecticut
honored the
Danbury Fair
Mall Carousel
with an award
for access and
accommodation
to people with
disAbilities.
The
carousel
provides free
rides to
individuals
with
disAbilities,
and its
operators
assist
individuals
with physical
disAbilities
to get on the
carousel.
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Changes
at a
Connecticut
Grocery Store
Are Preventing
Shopers with
Disabilities
from Coming In
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The
Save A Lot
grocery store
on Main Street
in New
Britain,
Connecticut
has put up new
gates to keep
their carts
from being
stolen, but
those gates
are too narrow
for
wheelchairs.
"Until
Monday these
two bars
weren't here,
they added
this," said
Gary Wiebler,
of New
Britain. "It
used to be
this bar and
that bar where
I could get
through."
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October
is National
Disability
Employment
Awareness
Month
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October
is National
Disability
Employment
Awareness
Month (NDEAM).
The purpose is
to educate the
public about
employment
issues and
celebrate the
many and
varied
contributions
of America's
workers with
disabilities.
This year's
theme is,
"Because We
Are EQUAL to
the
Task."
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Southeast
ADA Center
Presents "ADA
Live!" on
BlogTalkRadio
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ADA
Live! is
a free monthly
radio show
broadcast
nationally on
the Internet
on the first
Wednesday of
each month
from 1:00 to
1:30 PM
Eastern
Standard Time.
Ask questions
and learn
about your
rights and
responsibilities
under the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act (ADA).
Leaders in the
field will
share their
knowledge,
experience and
successful
strategies
that increase
the
participation
of persons
with
disabilities
in communities
and
businesses.
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Report:
95% Of Amtrak
Stations Have
"Major
Barriers" For
Disabled
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More
than two
decades after
the passage of
the Americans
with Disabilities
Act, a new
survey of
Amtrak
stations
around the
country claims
that the
overwhelming
majority still
fall far short
of being
accessible for
passengers
with
disabilities
and that some
are still
completely
inaccessible
to people who
use
wheelchairs
and other
mobility
devices.
IHCD's Chris
Hart advised
on the data
gathering and
report.
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College
Students with
a Disability
and University
Personnel
Wanted for
Research Study
on Reasonable
Accommodations
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If
you are a
college
student with a
disability or
university
personnel at a
college, there
is a research
study seeking
your
participation.
The purpose of
the study is
to get a
better
understanding
of the
perception of
what the term
reasonable
accommodations
means in
higher
education.
This can help
lawmakers when
changing or
creating new
laws regarding
accommodations.
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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
| 200 Portland Street | Boston | MA | 02114
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