A Legal Update on Associational Discrimination in Education and Employment Environments
ADA Legal Webinar Series
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
Sponsored by the Great Lakes ADA Center and the ADA National Network (ADANN). For help, contact Great Lakes ADA Center: 1-877-232-1990 (Voice/TTY) or email webinars@adaconferences.org.
Description:
Join the Southwest and Great Lakes ADA Centers for a legal update on Associational Discrimination in the education and employment environments. First, we will review the ADA and Section 504 standards relating to establishing a general claim of associational discrimination. Second, we will be focusing on associational discrimination against parents of children with disabilities in the special education setting. And third, we will focus on employment-related associational discrimination against employees. We will review provisions under the ADA, Section 504, and IDEA in contrast to significant case law. Finally, we will conclude with a discussion of the anatomy of associational discrimination and what might constitute a viable claim that could survive strict court scrutiny.
Individuals will be able to submit questions for the speaker in advance during the registration process.
Human Generated Real-Time Captioning will be provided for this session.
Format: Zoom Webinar Platform (Closed Captioning will be provided via Zoom and Stream Text link option).
Cost: Free
Continuing Education Recognition (CER): ACTCP (1.5 Credit Hours); Certificate of Attendance.
Speaker:
Diego Demaya JD, Legal Specialist, Southwest ADA Center at ILRU
Registration Required: Registration for this session can be found on the schedule page at www.ada-audio.org. If you do not have an account with our system, you will be required to establish one before registering.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
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