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For more information, transcripts, and resources visit: https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-112/ Some autistic adults have difficulties in finding employment opportunities that match their interests, gifts, and talents. Many autistic adults are unemployed or underemployed. Autistic adults and youth also experience barriers to completing postsecondary education and training opportunities, accessin...

As Veterans return to civilian life, some want to return to jobs they held before entering the military. Some will begin the search for new jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.9 million Veterans, or 27 percent, have a service-connected disability. In recognition of Veterans Day on November 11th, and in honor of military Veterans, we dedicate this episode of ADA Live! to the employ...

For more information, resources, and transcripts visit: https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-110/ Each October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The 2022 NDEAM theme of “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation” recognizes the important role that people with disabilities play in a diverse inclusive workforce. As Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Office of Disability Employme...

More information, bios, resources, and transcripts available at https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-109/ Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process. Job accommodations are changes to the ways workplace tasks are typically done tha...

For more information, resources, transcripts and bios visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-108/ Barbershops are an important place in black communities. Barbershops are a refuge from discrimination where black men can talk freely about their life and personal experiences. The Confess Project encourages dialogue between African American males about emotional health by training barbers and sty...

For more information, bios, resources, and transcripts visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-107/ In celebration of the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Judy Heumann and Peter Blanck share the barrier-breaking history of the disability rights movement in the United States. Judy Heumann is an author, disability rights leader, founder of the World Institute on Disa...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit: https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-106/ As we begin the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading health and research organizations are reviewing data on what we have been through and how we have been impacted. An area of concern is how the pandemic has affected our mental health. According to a scientific brief released in March 2022 by...

Acompañamos para un episodio especial de ¡ADA en Vivo! Donde puedes aprender sobre los derechos civiles proporcionados por la Ley para estadounidenses con discapacidades (ADA), la definición de discapacidad, los requisitos para emplear personas con discapacidad, y como los empleados y empleadores tienen derechos debajo de la Ley ADA, y el proceso de una acomodación razonable. También Yessica Guard...

For more information, resources, and transcripts visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-105b/ In 2021, the Administration on Aging (A-o-A), part of the Administration for Community Living (A-C-L), published “2020: Profile of Older Americans”. The report found that people aged 65, and over, represented 16% of the population in 2019 but that is expected to be 21.6% by 2040. They also found that,...

For more information transcripts and resources visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-105/ Air travel is often essential for employment, integral for recreation pursuits and vital for social and family connections. But, air travel can be challenging and full of anxiety for the 27 million travelers with disabilities and the 3.3 million passengers who use a wheelchair or other medical device for...

For more information, resources, transcripts visit http://disabilityrightstoday.org/episodes/episode-7/ Thirty-two (32) years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ADA is still treated as an afterthought, rather than a powerful civil rights law. Please join us for this important discussion about how ADA compliance has progressed over the years and where gaps remain in...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit adalive.org/episodes/episode-104/ As we enter the third year of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on the economy and the workforce. Some employees have developed post-COVID health conditions, or long COVID. And these post-COVID health conditions could impact one or more major life areas that may trigger protections f...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-103b/ In this episode of ADA Live!, discover the important work of NIDILRR with our guest, Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) since May 2021. Dr. Forber-Pratt will also share her thoughts on the challenges moving...

For more information, resources, and transcripts visit https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-104 Although the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not specifically address housing, the four foundational goals of the ADA: full participation, independent living, equal opportunity, and economic self-sufficiency, would not be possible without fair and accessible housing. Listen to ADA Live! Episo...