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Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network message. I hope you have a wonderful day.?
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Martha K. Gabehart | Executive Director
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)
[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov
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This message is from the US Access Board.?
June 8, 2023
U.S. Access Board Webinar: Accessible Transient Lodging
As the summer vacation season is well underway, traveling and lodging is essential to everyone, including people with disabilities. The next webinar in the U.S. Access Board's free monthly series will take place Thursday, July 6 from 2:30 ? 4:00 p.m. (ET) and address requirements in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Standards for hotels, motels, and other types of transient lodging facilities. Presenters will discuss the required number and dispersion of compliant guest rooms and suites with mobility and communication features. Additionally, they will review accessibility requirements for guest accommodations, such as sleeping areas, bathrooms, kitchens and kitchenettes, storage, signage, fire alarms, and phones. Other common amenities, such as check-in counters, fitness centers, swimming pools and spas, bars and restaurants, and conference rooms, will also be covered.
For more information or to register, visit Great Lakes ADA Center?s Accessible Transient Lodging webinar webpage. All webinars include video remote interpreting (VRI) and real-time captioning. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. Webinar attendees can earn continuing education credits. The webinar series is hosted by the ADA National Network in cooperation with the Board. Archived copies of previous Board webinars are available on the site.
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For those of you who do not know, the ADA Centers are the 12 centers that are federally funded to help employers, businesses, state and local governments and people with disabilities learn about the ADA.? Their services are free.? The Great Plains ADA Center is the one that provides information to Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.? You can contact whatever center you want, but if you call the 1-800-949-4232 number and you are not in a state specifically served by the center you want to reach, you will get the center that serves your state.? You need to find the number of the center you want to contact from their website and use the phone number listed. Check the ADA National Network to find out which states are served by the different centers.?? The newsletter below is from the Pacific ADA Center.? ?
View this newsletter in your browser? Pacific ADA Updates, June 2023
This Month's Highlights:
June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD is a condition that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. While most people will recover, those who continue to experience problems may be diagnosed with PTSD. They may feel stressed or frightened, even when they are not in danger. People with PTSD may have rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The following resources provide helpful information on protections at work for people with PTSD and how employers can support employees with PTSD:?
? Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? (file attached below)
? Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace and the ADA ? ADA National Network (file attached below)
We're here to help! If you have any questions about these resources or any other ADA-related inquiries, please contact us. The Pacific ADA Center's website is also full of up-to-date, useful information and resources.? Save the date!
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Pacific Region ADA Update Conference?
August 22 & 23, 2023
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Join us at this event in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by the Pacific ADA Center and the Arizona ADA Coordinator Coalition. Individuals will have the option to attend in person or virtually.
The conference sessions' topics will include employment, assistive technology, effective communication, program access, facility accessibility, housing, transportation, emergency preparedness, parks and playgrounds, self-evaluations, transition plans, and more!
Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities are also available.
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Additional ADA and Related News
Hoteling While Disabled- Disability rights organizations are collecting stories about problems disabled travelers have faced to put in a brief to the Supreme Court.
Accessibility cannot be guaranteed for external websites.The Pacific ADA Center provides these links as a courtesy and does not endorse, take responsibility for, or exercise control of the organizations nor vouch for the accuracy of the destination links' content.?
The Pacific ADA Center provides information, guidance and, training to AZ, CA, HI, NV and the Pacific Basin on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The information, materials, and/or technical assistance provided 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. The Center is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) which is within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.?
Copyright ? 2023 Pacific ADA Center, All rights reserved.
Pacific ADA Center
Phone: (510) 831-6714 (V/Relay) or Toll-Free (800) 949-4232 (V/Relay)
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