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. 

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] ]

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This information is from the Southeast Americans with Disabiilties Act (ADA) Center.

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Barry Whaley, Project Director of the Southeast ADA Center, will be the speaker for this free webinar on April 10th.

ADA Protections for Substance Use Disorders

Thursday, April 10 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time |12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Webinar Host: San Diego Law Library (California)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER [ [link removed] ]

About the Webinar:

At the height of the pandemic, we saw sharp increases in alcohol and substance abuse in the U.S. and an increase in behavioral health disorders. More than 70% of individuals with alcohol or drug use continued to maintain employment. Over 22 million Americans are currently in recovery from alcohol and other drug use disorders. (Source: Working on addiction in the workplace, Harvard Health Blog [ [link removed] ]). The percentage of people aged 12 or older in 2022 who misused opioids in the past year was higher among Multiracial (4.5 percent), Black (4.1 percent), Hispanic (3.4 percent), or White people (3.0 percent) than among Asian people (1.5 percent). The percentages of American Indian or Alaska Native people (5.4 percent) or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander people (5.0 percent) who misused opioids in the past year were not statistically different from percentages among other racial or ethnic groups. (Source: Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health)

There are thousands of people in recovery from addiction who are unaware of their civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA ensures that people with disabilities, including those with alcohol use disorder and substance use disorders, have the same rights and opportunities in the workplace.
This session describes how the ADA addresses alcohol and substance use disorders differently. It will also introduce how the ADA applies to addiction and recovery during three phases of employment: pre offer, post offer, and employment. These differences will be illustrated with scenarios about alcohol, opioids, cocaine and marijuana.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the ADA’s definition of disability and how it applies to addiction and recovery.
• Recognize how the ADA applies to people with addiction to alcohol and those in recovery from opioids and other drugs.
• Discuss the questions and approaches that can be used during the three stages of employment (interview and application, post offer and pre-employment, and during employment).

About the Speaker: 

Barry Whaley, M.S. is a Project Director and Principal Investigator at the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University. His current projects are the Southeast ADA Center, The Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center Project, the Kentucky Supported Higer Education Project, the Mid-Atlantic Youth and Self-Advocacy Project, and the Inclusive Public Space Project. For forty-four years he has worked toward equitable access for people with disabilities in our country and worldwide. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Laws, and the Journal of Forensic Science & Addiction Research. His current research examines the impact of race and disability, on three ADA-related issues: 1) employment, 2) access to digital technology, 3) long and short-term poverty. Mr. Whaley is qualified in federal district court to give expert testimony on applicable guidance and industry standards for accommodating people with disabilities in the workplace.

MCLE: One hour of participatory General MCLE credit. For MCLE Credit, attorneys must enter their California State Bar number when registering.

Cost: FREE

Registration: REGISTER HERE [ [link removed] ]

After registering via our Zoom portal, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with the login information. Please check your spam/junk folder.

Attendance Certificate: Once we verify attendance via the login and log out times, you will receive an emailed Attendance Certificate from [email protected]. This may take up to 24 hours, please check your spam/junk folder.
Web: [link removed]

Sincerely,

Southeast ADA Center
A project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at
Syracuse University College of Law (Lexington Office)
2355 Huguenard Drive Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
T 1.800.949.4232 (voice: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
T 404.541.9001
F 404.541.9002
ADAsoutheast.org [ [link removed] ]
bbi.syr.edu

Disclaimer:
The contents of this technical assistance, email, publication, letter, or film, were developed by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, with funding from the Southeast ADA Center under NIDILRR Grant Number #90DPAD0005-01-00 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.

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.

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This information is from the United State (US) Access Board.

March 6, 2025

U.S. Access Board Webinar: Exhibition Design and Accessibility for Visitors with Disabilities

Understanding and applying accessible design standards to provide access to museums and their exhibits can be challenging. When making design decisions, requirements for usability and effective communication are intricately tied to the process and may in turn influence the approach taken to produce good design and ensure accessibility. Using examples, the intricate relationship among effective communication, modifications of practices and procedures, and the built environment will be explored in this webinar on Thursday, April 3, from 2:30 – 4:00 PM (ET).

For more information or to register, visit the Great Lakes ADA Center’s webinar webpage [ [link removed] ]. 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 [ [link removed] ]in cooperation with the Board. Archived copies [ [link removed] ] of previous Board webinars are available on the site.

Learn More [ [link removed] ]

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The Southeast ADA Center's newsletter, Access Matters, is now available on their website [ [link removed] ]. They have lots of webinars, events and information in their newsletter.  

The Great Plains ADA Center's newsletter is on their website [ [link removed] ] now.  

 

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