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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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Portland,
Maine
Disability
Advisory
Committee and
Survey
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The
Portland
Disability
Advisory
Committee has
developed a
survey to get
a sense of how
the city
measures up in
terms of
livability.
The committee
wants to know,
'Can people
with
disabilities
live, work,
have fun, get
around, and
feel connected
in Portland?
Are there
things that
the committee
can learn
about how to
make Portland
a better place
for all of it
residents and
visitors?'
Take
the online
survey.
The Portland
Disability
Advisory
Committee is a
voluntary
advisory body
to the City
Manager of
Portland, and
was
established as
a mechanism
for on-going
communication,
engagement and
activity with
stakeholders
working to
advance the
full and equal
participation
of people with
disabilities
in all aspects
of city life.
Contact Access
Design for
more
information,
or visit
the Committee
on Facebook.
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New
Hampshire
School Takes
Innovative
Approach to
Kids with ADHD
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The Hunter
School sits on
a dirt road on
a mountain in
Rumney, New
Hampshire
where there's
no cell
service, but
it is gaining
national
attention for
its approach
to studnets
with Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
(ADHD).
Hunter
works to
eliminate
labels such as
ADHD and
instead shift
the lens
through which
the behavior
is viewed away
from "hyper"
and instead to
"highly
sensitive,"
and while some
benefit from
the use of
medications,
the school
looks to
approaches
beyond the use
of
pharmaceuticals
as well.
Read
the full story.
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No
Empathy for
Disabled on
Beacon Hill
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Christine
Griffin's
narration from
her wheelchair
made it clear
that when it
comes to
obstacles for
the disabled,
for many of
us, our vision
is
impaired. Buckling
bricks.
Cracked
pavement.
Sloppily
constructed
curb cuts. A
lamp post,
just feet from
the back wall
of the State
House, plopped
down in the
middle of the
sidewalk. At
Mount Vernon
and Walnut
streets, she
threw up her
hands. "Well,
I've got
nowhere to go
here,'' she
said. She
was right. No
curb cut. No
ramp. No
access.
Read
the full story.
Photo
from the
Boston Globe
of the
crosswalk in
front of the
Massachusetts
State House.
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A
Collaborative
Effort to
Commemorate
the 25th
Anniversary of
the ADA at
Abilities Expo
in Boston
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To
commemorate
the upcoming
25th
anniversary of
the signing of
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act, staff
from New
England ADA
Center,
Institute for
Human Centered
Design, Boston
Center of
Independent
Living and the
Mayors'
Commission on
Disability
joined the ADA
Legacy
Project, the
Road to
Freedom bus
team and
others at the
Abilities Expo
in Boston
which took
place
September 5 -
7, 2014 at the
Boston
Convention and
Exhibition
Center.
The
ADA Legacy
Tour will
spend the next
year traveling
across the
country
raising
awareness and
building
excitement
towards ADA25
- the 25th
anniversary of
the ADA in
2015! Learn
more about the
ADA Legacy
Tour.
Photo
in front of
the Road to
Freedom bus -
Back Row L-R:
David, Chirs,
Robin, Tom,
and Haley.
Front Row L-R:
Eilleen,
Colleen, Robin
and Oce.
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IHCD's
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium at
ABX 2014
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IHCD is
hosting our
Socially
Sustainable
Design
Symposium on
October 29th
this year at
the
Architecture
Boston Expo.
For the first
time, there is
an option to
register for
the whole
Symposium as a
registration
choice.
This
year the
morning
plenary,
Architecture
that Improves
People's
Lives, will be
a lecture by
John McAslan,
CBE following
by an
interview with
McAslan by
Metropolis
magazine's
Susan Szenasy.
Learn
more about the
symposium.
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Save
the Date for
the 25th
Anniversary of
the ADA in
Boston!
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News
From Outside
New England
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Mid-Atlantic
ADA Center
Discusses
Accessibility
and the DC
Music Scene
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Now
Available:
Service
Animals and
Emotional
Support
Animals: Where
are they
allowed and
under
what conditions?
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Where
are service
animals and
emotional
support
animals
allowed and
under what
circumstances?
This
brief guide
provides an
overview of
federal civil
rights
governing the
use of
assistance
animals by
people with
disabilities.
The book was
produced
courtesy of
the ADA
National
Network. Visit
this website
for more
information or
to download a
printable PDF
copy.
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Guide
Dog Users
Group launches
Innovative
Mobile App
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The
National
Association of
Guide Dog
Users Inc.,
announced
today that it
has released
the Guide
& Service
Dog Advocacy
&
Information
app. This new
IOS app
provides
comprehensive
information
about the
rights and
responsibilities
of service
animal users
under state
and federal
law. "Every
law in the
United States
concerning
service
animals can
now be in your
pocket," says
Marion
Gwizdala,
NAGDU's
president and
a guide dog
user himself.
You can find
the app by
going to https://appsto.re/us/F8jO2.i
or by simply
searching for
"NAGDU" in the
Apple app
store.
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United
States Supreme
Court Installs
Hearing Loops
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The
installation
of the
"induction
loop" (also
known as
T-Loops or
Hearing Loops) assistive
listening
system in the
Courtroom is
great news for
the Deaf and
Hard of
Hearing
community.
Many people
who are Deaf
or Hard of
Hearing do not
communicate
using ASL and
use hearing
aids or
cochlear
implants that
include a
telecoil (a
small copper
wire which
boosts
magnetic
signals) to
help them
experience
improved sound
quality and
clarity in
venues such as
churches,
theaters and
courthouses
simply by
switching on
their
telecoil.
Read
the full story.
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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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