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Resources and transcript available at https://www.adalive.org/episode85 An important function of state and local governments is to help people prepare for and respond to emergencies. Making sure that state and local government emergency preparedness and response programs are accessible to people with disabilities is a critical part of this responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Title II of t...

Transcript and resources available at www.adalive.org/episode84 The shift to online instruction for schools across the United States has exposed troubling gaps in digital access and accessibility, especially for low income students and students with disabilities. Schools now face the difficult task of re-imagining what instruction will look like in the future. Under the Individuals with Disabiliti...

Transcript and resources available at www.adalive.org/episode83-2 What better way to celebrate the 30th ADA anniversary than with the “chief architect” of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Lex Frieden. Mr. Frieden is a well-known disability rights activist and a leader in the independent living movement. He is a professor of biomedical informatics and rehabilitation at the University of Texas H...

For transcript and resources visit www.adalive.org/episode83 ADA30 - Celebrate. Learn. Share. The ground-breaking civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, turns thirty in 2020. What better way to celebrate than a conversation with the chief sponsor of the ADA bill in the House of Representatives, the Honorable Tony Coelho. Mr. Coelho is a lifelong advocate for the rights of people wi...

Resources, interactive captioning, and transcripts available at https://www.adalive.org/episode82 Speakers: Judy Heumann & Peter Blanck Join us in a powerful and noteworthy conversation about the history and the future of the disability rights movement in celebration of the Olmstead Decision and the 30th ADA Anniversary. Judy Heumann is an author, disability rights leader, founder of the World Ins...

For alternative Formats, Resources, and transcripts visit https://www.adalive.org/episode81 The month of May celebrates “Older Americans,” and recognizes the contributions and key role that older adults play in the vitality of our neighborhoods, families, and lives. One aspect of aging that can certainly impact quality of life is cognitive impairment. As the population in the United States ages, s...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode80 One of the many aspects of this public health crisis is the limited supply of equipment to treat patients in need. We face shortages of medical equipment and potential shortages of ventilators. Because the coronavirus COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, there is concern that ventilator demand may exceed supply. This wil...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit https://www.adalive.org/episode79-3 The worldwide Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our lives in many ways. Now, more than ever, we need to know about resources and initiatives that support good mental health in these difficult times. In this third episode of our special three-part series, “Protecting Your Mental Health during the Coronavirus...

For more information, resources, and transcript visit https://www.adalive.org/episode79-2 The worldwide Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our lives in many ways. Now, more than ever, we need to know about resources and initiatives that support good mental health in these difficult times. In this second of three special ADA Live! episodes, we speak with Debbie Plotnick, Vice President for State an...

More Information and Interactive transcript available at www.adalive.org/episode79-1 The worldwide Coronavirus outbreak has disrupted our daily lives. Sheltering in place, social distancing, and shortages at the grocery, have created stress and anxiety. Those of us who live alone may feel especially isolated at this time. You may be feeling helpless or sad, angry or frustrated. In times like these...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode78 Speakers: Karen Hamilton, Community Enterprises; Jonathan Ellis, Lisa Byrd, Lorraine Woodward, Jean Andersen Twenty-six percent of the U.S. population live each day with a disability. We believe that disability, and the differences people with disabilities bring to the fabric of our culture, should be celebrated and embraced...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode77 One of the most important rights of United States citizens is the right to vote. Although U.S. citizens over the age of 18 cannot be denied the right to vote, regardless of race, religion, sex, disability, or sexual orientation; people with disabilities are at risk of exclusion from this core aspect of citizenship (Source: T...

Service animals seems to be in the news a lot lately and there is a great deal of information available about the rights of individuals with disabilities to have service animals in public. Service animals can make a significant difference in the quality of life of people with disabilities. They can help make the world more accessible by assisting with mobility and orientation, balance, retrieving,...

Before her rights were taken away, Jenny Hatch had her own apartment, worked, spent time with friends, and went to a church of her choice. After a court ordered her into guardianship, Ms. Hatch found herself in a group home against her will with her cell phone and laptop taken away, cut off from her friends and not allowed to go to her job and church. On this episode of ADA Live!, Jonathan Martini...

We are honored to have a special guest on this episode of ADA Live! - Luis Gallegos, J.D., the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York, will discuss a global perspective on disability human rights. Peter Blanck, Ph. D., J.D.,University Professor & Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, will intervie...

Episodio 51: Cuentas de ABLE y respuestas a sus preguntas by Southeast ADA Center

Los estudiantes con discapacidades, incluyendo ellos que tienen discapacidades intelectuales y de desarrollo, típicamente no sepan sobre las oportunidades en la educación pos-secundaria, cuales acomodaciones son disponibles y como pedir para los. Este episodio abarca como los estudiantes con discapacidades y sus familias necesiten saber sobre el acceso a la educación pos-secundaria y los tipos de...

Una alergia de comida debe ser considerado tan una discapacidad en acuerdo con las leyes federales como la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973 y la Ley sobre estadounidenses con discapacidades (la Ley ADA). Algunas personas que tienen alergias de comida tienen una discapacidad, especialmente ellos con reacciones medicas graves a alimentos en particular. En este episodio, Dr. Daniel New...

Las emergencias puedan suceder sin aviso pues la mayoría de nosotros no estamos preparados para lograrlas. Todos deben estar bien preparados para emergencias que llegan de pronto- no importa si estás alguien con una discapacidad o no. Una emergencia podría ser una inundación, incendio, sismo, huracán u otro tipo de desastre natural. Aunque, también podría ser una fuga de gas natural o un sumidero...

¿Tienen preguntas sobre los animales de servicio y la Ley sobre estadounidenses con discapacidades (la Ley ADA)? Hay muchos tipos de animales de asistencia o de servicio que están disponibles a ayudar personas con discapacidades. Los animales guía ayudan personas ciegas a navegar el medioambiente. Algunos animales de servicio realizan apoyo física o psiquiátrica a personas con tipos diferentes de...

Octubre es el mes nacional de concienciación sobre el empleo de individuos con discapacidad. En ese episodio de ¡ADA en Vivo! hablamos sobre el empleo exclusivo que es un proceso flexible que personaliza la relación profesional del empleo por contratando un candidato con discapacidad a cumplir las necesidades específicas de un empleador en una manera que les beneficia ambos el empleador y el candi...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode73 October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and the theme for 2019 is "The Right Talent, Right Now." The U.S. Department of Labor states this year’s theme emphasizes the essential role that people with disabilities play in America's economic success, especially in an era when historically low unemploym...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode72 Emerging transportation trends, the impact on people with disabilities, and the role of the ADA with guests Paul Simmons with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center and Geoff Ames with Meeting the Challenge. Having reliable transportation equals independence in our daily lives. Transportation is often needed to get to medical appoint...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode71 In today's economy, higher education is no longer a luxury for the privileged few, but a necessity for individual economic opportunity and America's competitiveness in the global economy. In an age when jobs can go anywhere in the world, skills and education are indispensable in determining success for individuals and for na...

For Additional information and Transcript visit www.adalive.org/episode70 The Honorable Tom Harkin - former Senator and Congressman, veteran, author, attorney, and chief sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), will be the featured guest on the July 3, 2019 broadcast of the ADA Live!, a podcast produced by the Syracuse University Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) | Southeast ADA Ce...