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Submit an
Activity
Proposals by
February 28
for the ADA 25
Boston
Celebration!
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We invite you
to submit an
activity
proposal to
help celebrate
the 25th
Anniversary of
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act on Boston
Common in
July.
Proposals are
due by
February 28,
2015.
Suggest
an activity
that you think
will add to
the fun and
information we
will share on
this important
day! If you
have
questions,
contact Stacy
Hart at shart@IHCDesign.org
or 1-800-949-4232.
Apply
now!
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Disability
Rights
Movement Gets
the Spotlight
in Augusta,
Maine
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The
Holocaust and
Human Rights
Center (HHRC)
in Augusta,
Maine will be
home to ADA
at 25: Show me
the
Incredible.
The exhibit
is dedicated
to the
upcoming 25th
anniversary of
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act, and tells
the story of
the disability
rights
movement by
focusing on
ten Mainers.
Held at the
Michael Klahr
Center on the
campus of the
University of
Maine, the
exhibit will
run from
January 17th
through March
13th,
2015. Read
more.
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New
Hampshire
Decision
Clarifies
Accommodation
Request
Threshold and
Stresses
Importance of
Manager
Training
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The
District of
New Hampshire
allowed an ADA
claim to
proceed to a
jury in a case
that
highlights the
importance of
supervisor
training about
appropriate
ways to
discuss the
impact an
employees
disabilities
may have on
job
performance. In
the dispute at
issue, a
supervisor
stated: "Your
Asperger's got
in the way of
your ability
to interact
with your
boss, and we
are tired of
it," while
informing the
former
employee that
his employment
contract would
not be
renewed. Read
more.
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ADA
Field-Based
Training Day
Application
Deadline
Extended
to January 31
- Apply Now!
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We invite New
England cities
and towns to
submit
proposals to
become the
recipient of
an ADA
Field-Based
Training Day
for
2015. The
Field-Based
Training Day
offers
hands-on
experience in
conducting an
accessibility
review and
identifying
solutions that
would improve
accessibility
under the
Americans with
Disabilities
Act.
The
deadline for
applications
has been
extended to
January 31,
2015. See
more details
and apply now!
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Easton
Children's
Museum Open
Exclusively to
Families with
Children 10
and Under on
Autism
Spectrum
2/6/15
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The Easton
Children's
Museum in
North Easton,
Massachusetts
will be open
exclusively to
families with
children 10
and under on
the Autism
Spectrum on
Friday,
February 6,
2015 from 5:30
to 8:00 pm.
Learn
more about the
family autism
night!
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News From
Outside New
England
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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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The
National ADA
Symposium is
Open for
Registration
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The National
ADA Symposium,
the premiere
conference on
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act, is open
for
registration.
Taking place
May 10-13 in
Atlanta,
Georgia, the
19th annual
ADA Symposium
will offer an
opening
reception,
keynote, 72
break-out
sessions,
advanced
discussion
groups,
exhibits, and
hands-on
learning
activities. Visit
the Symposium
web site.
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EEOC
Targets
Incentive-Based
Wellness
Programs as
Violating the
ADA and GINA
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The
EEOC asked a
federal
district judge
to issue a
temporary
restraining
order
enjoining
Honeywell
International,
Inc. from
assessing
penalties
against
employees who
refused to
undergo
biometric
testing in
conjunction
with
Honeywell's
wellness
program. The
EEOC argued
that the
significant
penalties
assessed
against
employees for
nonparticipation
in the
program's
medical
testing
renders the
program
involuntary
and that the
testing
constitutes a
non-job-related
involuntary
medical
examination in
violation of
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act. Read
the full story.
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Disability
Employment
Advisory
Committee Adds
17 Public
Members
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U.S. Secretary
of Labor
Thomas E.
Perez
announced 17
public members
who will serve
on the new
Advisory
Committee on
Increasing
Competitive
Integrated
Employment for
Individuals
with
Disabilities,
a key
provision of
the Workforce
Innovation and
Opportunity
Act. Read
the full press
release.
Photo:
Thomas E.
Perez, U.S.
Secretary of
Labor.
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Apply for
2015 National
Veterans
Wheelchair
Games -
Deadline April
15
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The U.S.
Department of
Veterans
Affairs is
accepting applications
for the 2015
National
Veterans
Wheelchair
Games. This
sports and
rehabilitation
program for
veterans with
spinal cord
injuries,
amputations or
certain
neurological
problems will
take place
June 21 - 26,
2015 in
Dallas, Texas.
Learn about volunteer
opportunities.
Register
by April 15,
2015.
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The future
of Sport is
Going to
Involve
Athletes With
and Without
Disabilities
Competing
Together
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The future of
sport is going
to involve
athletes with
and without
disabilities
competing in
sports
together,
writes Eli
Wolff,
Director of
the Inclusive
Sports
Initiative at
the Institute
for Human
Centered
Design. Sports
traditionally
designed for
athletes with
a disability
present a
tremendous
opportunity to
open up and
include all
participants. Read
the full story.
Photo: Eli
Wolff,
Director,
Inclusive
Sports
Initiative,
Institute for
Human Centered
Design
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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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