Modern Web Accessibility - Revisiting Fundamentals and Looking at New Challenges

Tomorrow, the Great Lakes ADA Center will host another webinar in their Accessible Technology Webinar Series. This session will feature Jared Smith from WebAIM on web accessibility.

The webinar will be both a refresher on tried and true accessibility techniques as well as a fresh look at web accessibility challenges facing today’s web design requirements. While awareness of web accessibility is increasing, it can often be an overwhelming thing to implement.

The presenter, Jared Smith from WebAIM, will provide an overview of web accessibility with specific things that you can begin to implement today. It will also provide an overview of tools and resources for evaluating your site's current accessibility.

This webinar will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2016 from 2:00-3:30 Eastern time. This webinar is free but interested individuals must register to participate.

To register, please visit:
https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ada-tech/schedule

ADA Legal Webinar Series

The Great Lakes ADA Center, on behalf of the ADA National Network, will host a new session in their ADA Legal Webinar Series. In this webinar, attorneys Barry Taylor and Rachel Weisberg will review the top ADA cases of 2016.

Courts across the country decided a number of significant ADA cases in 2016, and this session will provide an in-depth review of the top ADA cases from the past year. In addition to reviewing the specific facts and ruling in each case, there will also be a discussion of the impact these cases may have on future ADA litigation. This webinar will cover a wide variety of ADA issues under Titles I, II and III. Start the New Year off right with a better understanding of the most important ADA cases decided in 2016!

The webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. eastern time. The webinar is free but registration is required to participate.

To register, please visit:
https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ada-legal/schedule

The ADA, Sensory Disabilities, and Assistive Technology

The Great Lakes ADA Center is announces an upcoming session titled The ADA, Sensory Disabilities, and Assistive Technology: Core Technologies for Non-visual Access scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

This webinar will combine aspects of the ADA as it relates to Assistive Technologies that benefit people with low vision or individuals who are blind.  Presenters include Diego Demaya, Legal Specialist with the Southwest ADA Center, and Curtis Chong, Assistive Technologist with the New Mexico Commission for the Blind. During the presentation we will discuss:

• Recent ADA cases involving access for persons who are blind and individuals with low vision;
• Talk about employment-related technology access issues for individuals who are blind or experience low vision; and
• Go over some examples of auxiliary aids that are useful in places of public accommodation for individuals who are blind or experience low vision.

For more information or to register, please visit:
http://www.adaconferences.org/RESNA/

Questions should be directed to webinars@adaconferences.org or by calling 877-232-1990 (V/TTY) M-F 8:00-5:00 p.m. (Central Time).

Creating Advocates for Livable Communities Web Seminar

The American Society on Aging, as part of their Disabilities in Aging Series, will host a web seminar on Thursday, December 3, 2015 featuring the Indiana Institute’s Center on Aging and Community’s Advocates for Livable Communities project. The Advocates for Livable Communities project is designed to identify ways to engage the aging and disability communities around the significance of livability. Participants in this web seminar will be able to:

• List three reasons why it is desirable to join together older adults and people with disabilities to promote community livability;
• Identify four features of a livable community;
• Identify methods that can be used to promote collaboration between older adults and people with disabilities to make communities more livable for all; and,
• Describe several ways to effectively advocate.

For more information, and to register, please visit:
http://members.asaging.org/members_online/registration/register.asp?mt=WB123S&af=ASA

ADA-Webinar on Wellness Programs

Wednesday, November 18th
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EASTERN

To register for this free webinar, please visit:
http://www.ada-audio.org/Webinar/ADALegal/

On November 18th, the Great Lakes ADA Center, on behalf of the ADA National Network, will host another session in their ADA Legal Webinar Series. In this webinar, attorney Diego Demaya will look at the ADA issues raised by employer-sponsored wellness programs.

Aging in Place Webinar

The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (INACT) will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 focusing on Aging in Place: Creating Senior-Friendly Communities from 10:00-11:30 a.m. The webinar will feature the Indiana Institute’s Phil Stafford, director of the Center on Aging and Community and John Marron, AICP, senior policy analyst, IU Public Policy Institute.

Registration fee is $17.00 for INACT members and $47.00 for non-members. For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.citiesandtowns.org/webinars

Successfully Including Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

Looking for a webinar that addresses including students with special needs in the classroom? On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST, Lekotek will sponsor a webinar presented by Nicole Eredics. Nicole is an Elementary Educator who spent over 15 years working in an inclusive school system in British Columbia, Canada, teaching children with various moderate to severe intellectual, physical and emotional abilities in her fully inclusive classrooms.

Want more information on this? Please visit:
http://www.lekotek.org/store/product/75-successfully-including-students-with-special-needs-in-the-classroom

Webinar: Including Emergency Management in Independent Living Centers

FEMA Promising Practice: 

Including Emergency Management in Independent Living Centers to Maximize Potential for Whole Community Preparedness

November 13th, 2014

Time: 2:30pm ET

Without cooperative and inclusive approaches to emergency preparedness and management, people with disabilities will be greatly impacted during all phases of disaster. This presentation will engage audiences on how offices of emergency management can work with disability organizations to increase inclusive emergency management practices within local communities. Additionally, this session will explore innovative ways disability organizations can organize to provide resources towards disaster systems.

Registration: Free on-line at http://www.adapresentations.org/registration.php

Free Webinar - Visitability: Building a Home Where Everyone is Welcome

On Wednesday, July 31st, the Back Home in Indiana Alliance will sponsor a free webinar on the concept of "visitability" from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The intent of visitable design is that newly constructed homes will both accommodate visitors with disabilities and promote the aging-in-place concept so that people may enjoy their homes without requiring major modifications when they, family, or friends face short or long-term mobility constraints. Visitable homes are built for the benefit of all.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7412411723

Mobile App Monday - Webinar on Mobile Apps

Looking for a webinar to help you choose educational apps for students from middle school to college? A series of three webinars will begin next week covering tools and strategies for improving executive functioning, reading, writing and new learning. Join Joan Green, a speech-language pathologist of over 26 years with a special interest in assistive technologies, for this webinar series to learn more about using Mac and PC computers, ios devices such as the iPad, additional devices such as the Livescribe Pen and online sites.

For more information on this series of webinars, please visit: http://www.innovativespeech.com/webinars--top-affordable-technologies-for-helping-students-in-middle-school-through-college

Free Webinar: Employer Engagement Strategies for Indiana Employment Service Providers

On Wednesday, August 29th, the Center for Community Living and Careers is sponsoring a free webinar from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The title of this webinar is "Employer Engagement Strategies
for Indiana Employment Service Providers."

"This webinar will provide you with information on how to engage employers so you can understand their needs and expectations, gain insights into what they consider qualified candidates, and develop relationships that go beyond just a “placement.” We’ll also preview a new web‐based, contact and knowledge management system that allows you to store all the intelligence gained from employers, resulting in stronger relationships, expedited employment opportunities, and a positive impact on your bottom line."

For more information, contact Susan Henning-Harris at skharris@indiana.edu or call 812-855-6508 and ask for Susan. To register for this webinar, visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3571

Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. on August 24th.

Proposed changes to REPA II

Jill Shedd, Associate Dean for Teacher Education at Indiana University-Bloomington, hosted a webinar yesterday on proposed changes to the Rules for Educator Preparation and Accountability (REPA II). This proposal will greatly impact teachers, administrators, parents of children with disabilities, advocacy groups, and those involved in teacher education. Below you will find the link to the recorded webinar and the downloadable documents.

On June 21st at 9:00 a.m. there will be a Public Hearing at the Indiana Department of Education in Indianapolis. If you have concerns about these proposed changes to the teacher rules, you are invited to attend this hearing and make your voice heard.

If you have any questions, please email Kharon Grimmet, Associate Instructor, Doctoral Candidate Indiana University - Bloomington at kgrimmet@indiana.edu.

http://connect.iu.edu/p6hy89qf12s/

Accessibility webinars

AccessibilityOnline represents a collaborative training program between the ADA National Network and the US Access Board. The program includes a series of free webinars and audio conferences on different topics of accessibility. Sessions are held on a monthly basis and cover a variety of topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation. For a listing of the upcoming webinars, visit:

http://www.accessibilityonline.org/Schedule/

Free Webinar on Accessible Transient Lodging

The U.S. Access Board and the ADA National Network will offer a free webinar on Accessible Transient Lodging TODAY, Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern.

In addition to overnight accommodations, hotels, motels, and other places of transient lodging offer many different types of amenities, such as swimming pools, fitness facilities, spas, restaurants, and conference rooms.

This session will provide an overview of requirements for transient lodging facilities in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines, including those that address sleeping rooms, bathrooms, and other spaces and amenities.

Presenters will include Jim Pecht and Earleen Sesker, Accessibility Specialists from the U.S. Access Board. The Webinar is free but registration is required. Visit http://www.accessibilityonline.org (click on the “Registration Information” web link to start the process).

Supporting PLAY through Interaction

Looking for a webinar that will highlight how a child's individual sensory and emotional profile may be impacting their ability to INTERACT and PLAY in a meaningful way?

Join the Lekotek team on Monday, January 10th at noon (Central Time) and gain a deeper understanding of:

• how sensation coupled with affect can mobilize a child's developmental capacities
• different types of sensory and emotional profiles
• how to support each child's unique profile in play and interaction
• innovative strategies to use

COST FOR 2 HOUR WEBINAR:
Free for Lekotek Affiliates
$50 General Public (per person)
$300 for groups over 10 people

Continuing Education:
2 IACET CEU

To register, go to: http://www.lekotek.org/services/educators/training_webinars.html

Webinar on assistive technology

Creating Assistive Solutions in Minutes using Plastics and Adhesives

Date: Thursday, December 16th
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. (CST)

This webinar will discuss how to use Acrylic, Stratcore, Astrowhite, Loc-Line, Loc-Lift RG, Dual Loc, CPVC, Green Wire, Flag pole Holders, Model Magic, VHB tape and Epoxy Putty to create hundreds of solutions in 5 minutes or less. Participants will learn techniques in scoring, snapping, deburring, heating and bending acrylic. In addition participants will learn creative techniques for working with PVC and CPVC.

Cost: Free for Lekotek Affiliates
$30 General Public (per person)
$200 for groups over 10 people

Continuing Education: 1 IACET CEU

Click here to register: http://www.lekotek.org/services/educators/training_webinars.html

Webinar on Transportation Issues

If you are interested in transportation issues and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), plan to participate in an upcoming free webinar offered by the ADA National Network and Easter Seals Project ACTION. Scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from 2:00-3:30 (eastern). This session is the third of seven Webinars on Transportation and the ADA. Each session will focus on one of the seven Topic Guides on ADA Transportation, a series of Technical Assistance publications released by DREDF earlier this year. Register for this one webinar, or for the entire series.

This webinar session will cover the Topic Guide 3: Eligibility for ADA Paratransit. The session will first address the categories and types of eligibility, including conditional eligibility. Important best-practice do's and don'ts will also be discussed, including basing decisions on the most limiting condition, using a comprehensive task/skill list, applying the reasonable person test, identifying specific abilities and/or limitations, basing decisions on a case-by-case analysis of each applicant, and interpreting safety issues properly. Additionally, this will address the eligibility determination process, including the 21-day process, functional assessments, the appeal process for eligibility denials, and visitors. There will be time for participant questions.

To Register visit http://www.adaconferences.org/Transportation and click on the “Registration” web link on the right side navigation list.

Webinar on apps for children with disabilities

Having trouble navigating through all of those apps? Over 250,000 app have been developed for the iPAD, iTouch, and iPhone. This webinar will discuss fun and interactive apps that can be used by kids who experience various disabilities.

This webinar is sponsored by the National Lekotek Center. National Lekotek Center works to include children with disabilities in family and community life through the medium of play.

Webinar will be conducted:
Thursday, December 9, 2010
12:00-1:00 p.m. (CTS)

Cost: Free for Lekotek Affiliates
$30 General Public
$200 for groups over 10 people

Click Here to Register:
https://quickclick.com/r/awam8

Free Webinar on Accessible Parking

The U.S. Access Board and the ADA National Network are offering a free webinar on Accessible Parking on Thursday, May 6, 2010 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. (Eastern time). Access to parking spaces and passenger loading zones will be discussed along with upcoming revisions to the current standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). This session is part of their collaborative webinar series titled AccessibilityOnline.

To Register, visit www.accessibilityonline.org and click on the “Registration Information” web link to start the process. Registration is free but you must register to participate. There are a few Indiana organizations hosting the webinar for the public. Please visit the ADA-Indiana website if you are interested in attending at one of those locations at www.adaindiana.org/webinars.

ADA Indiana Webinar: Reasonable Accommodation

What is "reasonable accommodation" for employees with disabilities? Learn about the legal specifics in Wednesday's ADA Webinar. From the City of Bloomington website:

Reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities continues as a frequently litigated ADA issue. This webinar will identify major trends in reasonable accommodation cases. Presenter Barry Taylor, JD, Director of Legal Services at Equip for Equality in Chicago, will analyze recent court decisions interpreting the reasonable accommodation provisions of the ADA. The webinar is free and can be viewed at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Building L on April 7th from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information, contact Matt Norris or Vicki Pappas adainfo@indiana.edu or 855-6508.

If you do not live in Bloomington, you can register to participate in the webinar directly here: https://adagreat.powweb.com/WebForms/Login/index.php?source=/Webinar/ADALegal/register.php. The deadline is tomorrow, April 6th, at 11 am. You can also see more upcoming ADA webinars in the Legal Issues series here: http://www.ada-audio.org/Webinar/ADALegal/Schedule/.