KCDC ADA Information Network Message

Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act? (ADA) Information Network message.??

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)

Join the EEOC, the Department of Education, and the National Archives for Free Civil Rights Act 60th Anniversary Event

A year after the March on Washington, Congress passed a comprehensive Civil Rights Act, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law on July 2, 1964. This historic legislation outlawed discrimination in employment, education, public places, and federally funded programs.

Co-hosted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, speakers will address the conditions that gave rise to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They will also discuss the importance of the law and its goals of full inclusion and equal opportunity. Join us for insightful discussions reflecting on how far we?ve come and how far we still must go.

? Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education

? Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

? Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers? Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

This is a free, livestreamed event.? To join the event, please visit this link on June 25, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. You?ll also find the event on the EEOC?s YouTube Channel.

Here is information about an upcoming webinar on June 27th, hosted by the Pacific ADA Center.

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Final Rule Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act"
June 27, 2024

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule updating HHS? implementing regulation for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act concerning programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance. This Final Rule will help ensure that people with disabilities served by federally funded health and human services programs receive equitable care and treatment.

The Final Rule contains a number of edits to ensure consistency with updated judicial and legislative requirements, including those contained in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, the Final Rule contains new sections to help ensure nondiscrimination in health and human services programs and activities.

Understand the new provisions in the HHS Section 504 Final Rule that impose new obligations on recipients of Federal financial assistance.

Understand provisions in the HHS Section 504 Final Rule that build off of longstanding requirements under case law and other civil rights laws.

Understand the steps to take if you believe your civil rights under Section 504 have been violated.

Presenters:
Maggie Hart is a Policy Advisor in the Office for Civil Rights at HHS. She is an advocate, an attorney, and a woman with a disability. Prior to joining HHS OCR, Maggie was Senior Counsel with the Washington Lawyers? Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and, before that, she was a Staff Attorney at Disability Rights DC, the protection and advocacy organization for individuals with disabilities in the District of Columbia.

John Thompson is a Policy Advisor for the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. He has investigated allegations of civil rights violations in public and private entities across the United States, negotiated settlement agreements, and helped draft regulations and guidance concerning discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, sex, and age.
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The webinar will 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.

This webinar will offer live captioning and ASL Interpretation.

The information presented in this webinar is intended solely as informal guidance and is neither a determination of legal rights or responsibilities by NIDILRR.

Pacific ADA Center
Phone: 510-285-5600 (V/TTY)
Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Accessibility cannot be guaranteed for external websites. The Southeast ADA Center provides these resources as a courtesy and does not endorse, take responsibility for, exercise control over the organization, or vouch for the accuracy of the contents of the website.

If you have additional questions about the ADA or need further assistance, please call our office at 1-800-949-4232 (voice) and speak with one of our Information Specialists. Our office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

Sincerely,

Southeast ADA Center
Syracuse University
A project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University
2355 Huguenard Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
Toll-Free: 1-800-949-4232 [AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN]
Phone: 404.541.9001
Web: ADAsoutheast.org

Disclaimer:
The contents of this technical assistance, email, publication, or letter were developed by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, with funding from the Southeast ADA Center under NIDILRR Grant Number # 90PDAD0005-01-00 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Southeast ADA Center is a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. NIDILRR is not responsible for enforcement of the ADA.

The information, materials, and/or technical assistance provided by the Southeast ADA Center are intended solely as informal guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA. The Southeast ADA Center does not warrant the accuracy of any information contained herein. Furthermore, in order to effectively provide technical assistance to all individuals and entities covered by the ADA, NIDILRR requires the Southeast ADA Center to assure confidentiality of communications between those covered and the Center. Any links to non-Southeast ADA Center information are provided as a courtesy, and are neither intended to, nor do they constitute, an endorsement of the linked materials or its accessibility. NIDILRR is not responsible for enforcement of the ADA. For more information or assistance, please contact the Southeast ADA Center via its web site at ADAsoutheast.org or by calling 1-800-949-4232 (voice) or 404-541-9001 (voice).


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