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– Play. Win. Learn. ADA Puzzler. – Our newsletter is published twice a month in the first and third week.

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ADA Puzzler: Winner and Answer – November 2022

Answer to November ADA Puzzler

Employers with 15 or more employees must allow a qualified employee with a disability to bring their service animal into the workplace as an accommodation.

• 1) True
• 2) False

+ CORRECT ANSWER

2) False

The correct answer is “false” because the question asks if the employer “must” allow the service animal.  ADA Title I does not require that an employer allow a service animal as an accommodation if another accommodation would be equally effective for the employee to perform the essential functions of the job.

+ LEARN MORE

• Fact Sheet: Taking a Service Animal to Work
  Source: ADA National Network (adata.org)
  Web: adata.org/service-animal-resource-hub/work
• Fact Sheet: Service Animals as an Employment Accommodation
  Source: Northwest ADA Center
  Web: nwadacenter.org
• Questions and Answers: Service Animals as Workplace Accommodation
  Source: Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  Web: askjan.org/topics/servanim.cfm

+ NEXT PUZZLER

Play. Win. Learn. > Thursday, December 1.
All correct submissions are entered into a drawing for choice of a prize
or one course from My ADA Learning – Southeast ADA Center.

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EVENT 12/1: Why No One Has To Be Normal Anymore

+ WHEN: Thursday, 12/1 at 7:00-8:30 p.m. [Eastern Time]

+ WHERE: Virtual and In-person (Syracuse, New York)

+ WHAT: Join University Professor Stephen Kuusisto of Syracuse University, the Southeast ADA Center, and a panel of faculty, staff and students as we discuss disability history and honor the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 

REGISTER for 12/1 Event

Hosted by:  Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach and the Southeast ADA Center in the Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University.

Events and ADA Training

November 2022 Events and ADA Training

• Webinar 11/28: Virtual Policy Briefing on the Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities
  3:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. [Eastern] 
  Host: National Council on Disability
• Webinar 11/29: DEIA: What Does It Mean to Have Accessibility in the Federal Workplace?
  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. [Eastern Time]
  Series: Section 508 Webinars
  Host: ADA National Network, Great Lakes ADA Center
• Webinar 11/29: Sexual Violence in the Lives of Indigenous People with Disabilities
  2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. [Eastern Time]
  Host: Activating Change, Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition 
• Webinar 11/29: ABLE Program Spotlight: ABLEnow and ABLEAmerica
  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. [Eastern Time]
  Host: ABLE National Resource Center
• Webinar 11/30: Creating Accessible Content for Content Creators: The Basics
  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. [Eastern Time]
  Series: Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Training
  Host: National Disability Institute (NDI), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

More: Events Calendar

Newsroom: Southeast ADA Center

COVID-19, ADA and Disability Resources

Check out resources that provide the disability community with information about rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how they apply to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
*Note: We do not give medical or legal advice. Please contact healthcare or legal experts for more information.

Featured COVID-19 and Disability Resources

• Seeking Participants for Survey on Accessibility of At-Home COVID-19 Tests
  Source: Georgia Tech
• The ADA and Face Mask Policies (updated 10/20/2022)
• Source: Southeast ADA Center
• Call for submissions: Remote Access Archive
  Source: Critical Design Lab
• ADA, Disability and COVID-19 Resources
  • Vaccination Policy and COVID-19
  • Long COVID

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Disclaimer: Accessibility cannot be guaranteed for external websites. The Southeast ADA Center provides these links as a courtesy and does not endorse, take responsibility, or exercise control of the organization nor vouch for the accuracy of the contents of the destination link. The contents of this electronic newsletter were developed under Grant #90DPAD0005-01-00 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The information, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA.