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IHCD's
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium and
ADA Updates at
ABX 2014
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IHCD is
hosting a
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium on
October 29th
at the
Architecture
Boston Expo,
The symposium
will explore
themes such as
ways that the
power of
architecture
can extend
beyond the
dimensions of
individual
buildings to
improve
people's
lives. Learn
more about the
symposium.
Also,
Kathy Gips,
Director of
Training at
the New
England ADA
Center, will
present the
following two
sessions:
ADA
Updates 2014
Schedule:
Tuesday 10:00
AM - 11:30 AM
The
ADA and the
Regulations of
the MA
Architectural
Access Board
Tuesday, 1:00
PM - 2:30 PM
On
the evening of
October 29th from
6:30 to 9:00
pm, you are
invited to a
reception at
IHCD's office,
located at 200
Portland
Street in
Boston, as
part of the
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium.
Light
refreshments
will be
served. To
RSVP for the
reception,
please contact
Willa Crolius
at: wcrolius@ihcdesign.org
or call 617.259.1655
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Valerie
Fletcher
Speaks about
IHCD's Upcoming Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium on
the Talking
Information
Center Network
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Valerie
Fletcher,
Executive
Director at
the Institute
for Human
Centered
Design (IHCD),
is featured on
the Talking
Information
Center
Network's
(TIC) Mission
Possible
program
speaking about
IHCD's
upcoming Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium. TIC
radio provides
broadcasting
around the
globe 24/7
intended for
people who are
print
impaired.
Listen
to Valerie
Fletcher on
Mission
Possible.
Photo:
Valerie
Fletcher.
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ADA
Coalition of
Connecticut
State
Conference to
Take Place
October 22,
2014
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The
ADA
Coalition of
Connecticut
(ADACC) will
be holding its
state
conference
on Wednesday,
October 22,
2014 from 8:15
a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at the
Newington
Senior &
Disabled
Center at 120
Cedar Street
in Newington,
Connecticut.
Featured
workshops are
' The Role of
ADA
Coordinator in
Implementing
the ADA',
'Public Rights
of Way' and
'Municipal
Responsibilities
under the
ADA'. View
the conference
flyer.
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Disability
Mentoring Day
Highlights
Opportunities
for Students
with
Disabilities
in Maine
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Disability
Mentoring Day,
a program of
the American
Association of
People with
Disabilities
and part of
National
Disability
Employment
Awareness
Month, is a
nationwide
effort
celebrated on
October 15 to
promote career
development
for students
with
disabilities.
The Maine
Department of
Labor
continues to
raise
awareness of
the benefits
of employing
people with
disabilities
and to further
the theme of
the month:
"Expect.
Employ.
Empower."
"I
encourage
Maine
businesses to
look for
opportunities
to connect
everyone with
meaningful
employment,"
said Governor
Paul R.
LePage. Read
the full press
release.
Photo:
Governor Paul
R. LePage.
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Listen
to ADA Updates
on the Talking
Information
Center Network
(TIC)!
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Now
you can listen
online for ADA
Updates from
the New
England ADA
Center on the
Talking
Information
Center
Network! Some
upcoming
topics
include, "What
does the ADA
Say about
Medical
Marijuana Use
on the Job?",
"The ADA and
Voting Rights"
and even "ADA
Trivia -
Employment"
Listen
to ADA Updates
on the Talking
Information
Network (TIC) Mondays
and Tuesdays
during AM
Update
(7:30-8:00 AM)
and on "Mission
Possible"
(Monday &
Tuesday live
12:00-12:30
PM)
Photo:
Kathy Gips and
Helen O'Keefe
work together
to record a
New England
ADA Center ADA
Update.
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News
From Outside
New England
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ADA
Coordinator
Training
Conference,
October 20-21,
2014 in
Buffalo, New
York
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The ADA
Coordinator
Training
Certification
Program
(ACTCP) is a
unique program
designed to
meet the
training and
professional
needs of ADA
Coordinators. This
two-day event
will be held
at the Hyatt
Regency n
down-town
Buffalo. The
conference
will offer a
variety of
sessions
including:
- 2010
Standards for
Accessible
Design
- Self-Evaluation
&
Transition
Plans
- Title
I Reasonable
Accommodations
- Designing
Accessible Web
Courses
- ADA
Coordination
for Higher
Education
Registration
is open to the
public.
Register
online at: www.adacoordinator.org
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Seeking
Human
Resources
Professionals
for an Online
Survey about
Reasonable
Accommodations
in the Lodging
Sector
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Human
resources
professionals
please
participate in
the study, the
"Provision of
Reasonable
Accommodations
in the Hotel
and Lodging
Industry." The
study is being
conducted by
Ellen Fabian
and Paul Gold
at the
University of
Maryland,
College Park,
with the
support of the
Mid-Atlantic
ADA
Center. Learn
more about the
survey!
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National
Federation of
the Blind
Reaches
Agreement with
U.S.
Department of
Education to
Make Student
Loan
Information
Accessible
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The National
Federation of
the Blind, the
nation's
leading
advocate for
equal access
by the blind
to information
and
technology,
and three
individuals
have reached
an agreement
with the U.S.
Department of
Education that
will make
student loan
information
accessible to
blind
Americans. The
agreement
commits the
Department of
Education and
the student
loan servicers
with which it
contracts to
make websites,
forms, and
documents
related to the
department's
Direct Loan
program
equally
accessible to
blind
applicants and
borrowers. Read
more!
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DOJ
Issues New
Resource
Regarding
Rights of
Voters with
Disabilities
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The Justice
Department has
published a
new technical
assistance
publication
about federal
laws that
protect the
rights of
voters with
disabilities,
including the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act (ADA), the
Voting Rights
Act, the
National Voter
Registration
Act and the
Help America
Vote Act. The
publication,
"The Americans
with
Disabilities
Act &
Other Federal
Laws
Protecting the
Rights of
Voters with
Disabilities,"
is intended to
help election
officials,
poll workers
and voters
understand how
the ADA and
other federal
laws ensure
equality in
the voting
process for
people with
disabilities.
The
publication is
available in HTML
and PDF
versions.
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Pledge
to Support the
Next 25 Years
of the ADA and
Beyond!
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Join others in
their
commitment for
another 25
years of the
ADA and
beyond!
Take 1 minute
and Sign the
Pledge
Act Now by
Using your
smart phone,
tablet, or
computer and
visit ADAanniversary.org
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$500K
for Studies on
Expanding Paid
Family and
Medical Leave
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The Family and
Medical Leave
Act guarantees
unpaid,
job-protected
leave for
workers to
care for new
children, ill
family members
or their own
health.
However, many
workers cannot
afford unpaid
time off. On
Sept. 24, the
department
awarded
$500,000 to
the District
of Columbia,
Massachusetts,
Montana and
Rhode Island
to undertake
studies on the
feasibility of
paid leave.
"Too many
working
families today
can't afford
to take the
time they need
to care for
their families
or themselves
because they
lack any form
of paid
leave," said
Secretary
Perez. Read
the press
release!
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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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Portland
Street
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