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ADA Puzzler – Play. Win. Learn.

ADA Puzzler for October

In what year did Congress pass a law that led to recognizing October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month

1. 1935
2. 1945
3. 1955
4. 1965

PLAY

Email your answers to ADApuzzler@syr.edu
Deadline to Play: October 31, 2026 at 11:30 pm [Eastern]

WIN

At the end of the month, one winner will be randomly drawn from all correct answers for choice of one course from My ADA Learning – Southeast ADA Center.

Answer to September ADA Puzzler

Under ADA Title I, what would you call “an accommodation that is too difficult, disruptive, or expensive, when considering the employer’s size, financial resources, or business needs, or that would fundamentally alter the nature or operation of the business?”

1. undue hardship
2. fundamental alteration
3. direct threat
4. unreasonable modification

Answer

1. undue hardship

Resources

• What is considered an “undue hardship” for a reasonable accommodation?
  Source: ADA National Network
• Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ADA
  Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Learn More ADA

• LISTEN ADA Live! Podcast & Resources
• READ ADA Publications & Videos
• TAKE ADA Training (webinars & more)
  • My ADA Learning CoursesADA Coordinator Certification Program (ADACC)
• GET Answers to ADA Questions 
• WEB: ADA National Network – adaTA.org

Celebrate: Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15

CELEBRATE Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 – LEARN about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – SHARE Resources in English and Spanish.

• SHARE: Fact Sheet: The Americans with Disabilities Act
• MORE: ADA Resources in Spanish

In Spanish

CELEBRAE el Mes de la Herencia Hispana del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre – APRENDA sobre la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA) – COMPARTE recursos en inglés y español.

• COMPARTE: Hoja informativa: Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA)
• MÁS: Recursos de la ADA en español

Training and Events

4th Thursday ADA Talks – October 22: The Courts and the ADA: Cases Shaping the Law

Next 4th Thursday ADA Talk 2026

October 22 – ADA Talk: The Courts and the ADA: Cases Shaping the Law
Time (1 hour): 10:00 am – 11:00 am [Eastern] / 9:00 – 10:00 am [Central] / 8:00 – 9:00 am [Mountain Daylight] / 7:00 – 8:00 am [Mountain Standard and Pacific]

REGISTER for 2026 ADA Talks
Web: bit.ly/4th-thursday-ada-talks-2026

CREDIT: Certificate of Participation after view entire webinar (live or archive) and complete Post Test Eval with confirmation of attendance.

NOTE: Each webinar has captioning and American Sign Language (ASL).

Recent 4th Thursday ADA Talks

• ADA Talk 9: Accessible Parking and EV Charging in the Public Right-of-Way
• ADA Talk 8: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ADA, and Disability in Hiring Practices
• ADA Talk 7: ADA and Transition from High School to Higher Education
• ADA Talk 6: Accessible Lodging
• ADA Talk 5: Documents – Ready, Set, Check Access
• ADA Talk 4: Voting Rights

Webinars and Virtual Events for October 2026

• WEBINAR 10/22: The Courts and the ADA: Cases Shaping the Law
  Thursday, October 22
  10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. [Eastern Time]
  Series: 4th Thursday ADA Talks
  Host: Southeast ADA Center, University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute (HDI)
• WEBINAR 11/17: Carter Kits: Supporting Positive Interactions for Neurodivergent Patients during Emergency Encounter
  Tuesday, November 17
  2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. [Eastern Time]
  Series: ADA Audio Conference
  Host: Great Lakes ADA Center, ADA National Network

MORE: Events Calendar + Training Resources

Featured Publications

ADA Live! Episode 158: ADA Transition Planning, Accessible Transportation, and Public Right-of-Way

In This Episode 158

Atlanta, Georgia has nearly 1,400 miles of sidewalks, many with barriers to pedestrian access. Our guest, Shauncey Battle, ADA Coordinator for the City of Atlanta Department of Transportation, discusses the city’s recently updated ADA transition plan for the pedestrian public right-of-way. Shauncey explains what a regularly updated transition plan is and why they are important for cities like Atlanta. She describes the different types of barriers that the City of Atlanta found including missing curb ramps, and policies and procedures that were barriers to compliance. She also describes how Atlanta is tracking its progress on compliance and how other cities can complete this work in-house on a very small budget.

The goal of transportation and the ADA is to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to work, school, health care and to participate in the life of their community.

Tune-In to ADA Live! Episode 158

• LISTEN: Audio: SoundCloud ADA Live! Episode 158
  Web: soundcloud.com/adalive/
• READ: Captions by Interactive Transcript:ADA Live! Episode 158
  and Transcript: ADA Live! Episode 158 [PDF file]
• EXPLORE: Resources: ADA Live! Episode 158
• ALL Links: ADA Live! Episode 158

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Email: ADAsoutheast@syr.edu
Phone: 404-541-9001
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The Southeast ADA Center is a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) of Syracuse University and one of ten regional centers in the ADA National Network. Since 1991, we have been grant funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL).

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.