Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network message. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.?

Martha

*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 [ [link removed] ]

This message was forwarded by Steven Gordon, Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator with the Us Department of Justice (DOJ).

Stakeholders,

As a follow up to the Informational Meeting that my office gave this past June, the ADA National Network is offering a free online webinar on October 26, 2023 entitled: ?The Basics of Healthcare and the Americans with Disabilities Act.? See the email below, which includes registration information. Please feel free to share this with your networks.

Best regards,

Steve

Steven Gordon
Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator
Assistant United States Attorney
Eastern District of Virginia
(703) 299-3817

From: Pacific ADA Center <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2023 11:30 AM
To: Gordon, Steve (USAVAE) <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Registration is open: The Basics of Health Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Join us!
ADA National Network Learning Session: "The Basics of Health Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)"
October 26, 2023

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that provides for equal opportunity and access. This webinar will help health care providers understand their responsibilities under the ADA. We will cover the three basic areas:

1) facility access including: physical access to the building and exam rooms and accessible medical equipment;

2) effective communication with patients with disabilities; and

3) modification of programs, policies, and procedures.

Learning objectives:
? Identify areas in which physical accessibility is required.
? Understand the obligation for effective communication under the ADA for health care providers.
? Learn the variety of ways to modify programs, policies and procedures to provide accessible health care services.

Presenters:
Jerri Davison is the Director of the Pacific ADA Center located in Concord, CA and a member of the Health Care subcommittee of the ADA National Network.

Ann Deschamps is the Director of the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center located in Rockville, MD and a member of the Health Care subcommittee of the ADA National Network.

Emily Shuman is the Director of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center located in Colorado Springs, CO, and a member of the Health Care subcommittee of the ADA National Network.

Katie Warden is the Director of the Northwest ADA Center based in Seattle, WA, and a member of the Health Care subcommittee of the ADA National Network.

Pam Williamson is the Assistant Director of the Southeast ADA Center located in Atlanta, GA, and the chair of the Health Care subcommittee of the ADA National Network.
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Webinars begin at ET: 2.30pm, CT: 1.30pm, MT:12.30pm, PT:11.30am, Hawaii: 9.30am during mainland Standard Time; 8.30am during mainland Daylight Savings Time.

Register now for this free online webinar [ [link removed] ]

Registration closes at 4 PM Pacific Time, October 25, 2023.

All webinars offer captioning. Requests for alternate PDF or RTF formats of the slides or sign language interpreters must be made on the registration form by Friday, October 20.

For all other accessibility questions about Zoom webinar conferencing software, go to [link removed] [ [link removed] ].
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The information presented in this webinar is intended solely as informal guidance and is neither a determination of legal rights or responsibilities by NIDILRR.

Copyright ? 2023 Pacific ADA Center, All rights reserved

Our mailing address is:
Pacific ADA Center
PO Box 665
Concord, CA 94522-0665

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