ADA and Access Matters E-Newsletter

Stay current on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability access and inclusion. — Play. Win. Learn. ADA Puzzler. — Our newsletter is published twice a month on the first and third Thursday.

ADA Puzzler – May Winner and Answer

Play. Win. Learn. ADA Puzzler.  New question on first Thursday of the month. Answer and winner of fabulous prizes from the Southeast ADA Center on third Thursday of the month.

Answer to May ADA Puzzler

At what age do employees have protection against age based discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)?

• A) Forty (40) years old
• B) Fifty (50) years old
• C) Sixty (60) years old
• D) Seventy (70) years old

+ CORRECT ANSWER: A) Forty (40) years old.

+ LEARN MORE: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Web: eeoc.gov/statutes/age-discrimination-employment-act-1967

+ NEXT ADA Puzzler : Play. Win. Learn. Thursday, June 2.
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Newsroom: Southeast ADA Center

Digital Access and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) – Think. Explore. Learn, Share.

In every post and online interaction, think, learn, and share about digital access and inclusion. Every day throughout the year continue to spread awareness, and in May, celebrate in Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

• The Basics of Digital Access
• Featured Resources on Digital Access from ADA National Network

MORE: ADA National Network website (adata.org) for resources, webinars, training, and multimedia about the ADA and digital access.

QUESTIONS? Contact your regional ADA Center at 1-800-949-4232 (toll-free).

TUNE-IN to ADA Live! Episode 105b
Celebrating Older Americans

n 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, in 2019, 19% of adults aged 65 and older reported they could not function at all or had a lot of difficulty with at least one of six domains of functioning: hearing, vision, cognition, ambulation, self-care, or independent living.

Aging brings up a lot of unknowns around independent living, caregiving, and health to name but a few. To discuss these issues and in celebration of Older Americans Month, this episode of ADA Live! will feature Marnie Mountjoy, Division Director at the Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living.

ADA Live! Episode 105b: Celebrating Older Americans

• LISTEN: SoundCloud ADA Live!: Older Americans
• READ: Captions by Interactive Transcript: Older Americans
   and Transcript: Older Americans [PDF file]
• EXPLORE: Resources: Older Americans

More Episodes and Resources: adalive.org

Podcast Series Launched – “Let’s Get to Work: Reimagining Disability-Inclusive Employment Policy”

The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, in collaboration with leading economic and social policy researchers at Rutgers and Harvard Universities, invite you to listen to the podcast series: Let’s Get to Work: Reimagining Disability-Inclusive Employment Policy.

Each episode features guests with unique knowledge and insights sharing their perspective on public policies that are moving the momentum forward and holding progress back. Guests from government and the business and disability communities share their perspectives on ways to translate the latest trends and thinking to advance workforce development and employment policy that produces sustainable economic opportunity for individuals with disabilities. Researchers from the three universities also share what they are learning about employment policies as part of the work of the NIDILRR grant-funded Center on Disability Inclusive Employment Policy. Tune-in at: disabilityinclusiveemployment.org/podcast-series/

New and Updated: Court Decision Briefs from the Southeast ADA Center

Legal and policy developments relevant to civil rights protections and the impact of court decisions in the Southeast Region and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are analyzed in partnership with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University.

• Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. (updated April 2022)
• Berling v. Gravity Diagnostics, LLC
• Brown v. Roanoke Rehab and Healthcare Center
• Adams v. Cleveland Clinic Florida

MORE: Court Decisions | Disability Issues

News by Topic

Disability & Diversity

• Blog: Serving Victims of Crimes with Disabilities
• Remembering Disability Rights Advocate Julie Beckett
• Barbie Unveils Its First-Ever Doll with Hearing Aids
• Meet the 2022 Gerber Baby Who’s Shining a Spotlight on Limb Differences

Education Access

• U.S. Department of Education Announces Intent to Strengthen and Protect Rights for Students with Disabilities by Amending Regulations Implementing Section 504
• A Nonspeaking Valedictorian with Autism Gives Her College’s Commencement Speech

Employment and Benefits

• Justice Department and EEOC Warn Against Disability Discrimination, Issue Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and the ADA
• US Department of Labor Announces $8M Funding Availability to Advance Equitable, Inclusive Workforce Service Delivery for People with Disabilities
• April 2022 nTIDE Jobs Report: Economic Recovery for People with Disabilities Holds Strong

Health Care Access

• U.S. Access Board Seeks Information on Low Transfer Surface Height for Medical Diagnostic Equipment

Technology Access

• FCC Seeks Comments About State of Competition in Communications Marketplace

Events and ADA Training

REGISTER! Employment and ADA Webinar Series from the Southeast ADA Center

A FREE three-part webinar series on Employment and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

NEXT Webinar (Part 3 of 3)

• Employment: Long Haulers and COVID
  May 25, 2022

Time [90-minutes / 1.5 hours]

2:00 – 3:30 pm [Eastern] / 1:00 – 2:30 pm [Central]
12 noon – 1:30 pm [Mountain] / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm [Pacific]

Credit and Certificate Available

• Certificate of Participation: 1.5 hours
• Certified Employment Support Professional™ (CESP): 1.5 hours continuing education (CE) credit

Register and Learn More: disabilitywebinars.org

May 2022 Events and Training

• Accessible Data Visualization: Addressing Barriers and Implementing Section 508 Solutions
  Tuesday – May 24, 2022
  1:00 – 2:30 pm [Eastern Time]
  Series: Section 508
  Host: ADA National Network, Great Lakes ADA Center, U.S. Access Board
• Employment: Long Haulers and COVID
  Wednesday – May 25, 2022
  2:00-3:30 pm [Eastern Time]
  Series: Employment and ADA
  Host: Southeast ADA Center
• Building Mental Health-Friendly Workplaces
  Wednesday – May 25, 2022
  2:00-3:00 pm [Eastern Time]
  Host: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

MORE: Events and Training Calendar

COVID-19, ADA and Disability Resources

Check out these 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 News and Resources

• Fact Sheet: Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Websites and the ADA [PDF, 2 pages]
  Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Webinar Archive: Healthcare and Civil Rights During COVID-19: Updates from HHS Office for Civil Rights and DOJ
  Series: Health Care and the ADA – Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
  Host: ADA National Network, Pacific ADA Center
• ADA Live! Podcast and Resources: Episode 104: Employment, ADA, and Post-COVID Health
  Host: Southeast ADA Center
• Fact Sheet: The ADA and Face Mask Policies (updated 5/4/2022)
  Source: Southeast ADA Center
• Business Sense Newsletter: COVID-19, Long COVID and the Workplace: Resources from the U.S. Department of Labor
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
• Research Report: COVID-19 Impact on people who are blind, low vision, or deafblind
  Source: American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
• Disability Vaccine Access Opportunities (DVAO) Center: Toolkit for CILs, SILCs, and Other Organizations
  Source: ABLE South Carolina, Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
• Comprehensive Guide: COVID-19 and Vaccinations
  Source: ABLE South Carolina

More

• ADA, Disability and COVID-19 Resources
  • Vaccination Policy and COVID-19
  • Long COVID
  • American Sign Language (ASL) and COVID-19

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Phone: 404-541-9001
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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.