Here is today's ADA Information Network News from the Great Plains ADA Center.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
Craig
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The ADA Report
October, 2025
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month!
This year's theme is Celebrating Value and Talent
Visit the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP) to learn more about this annual recognition established by Congress in 1945. ODEP's video is featured below. We encourage you to share this video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qwOlvHcrKc
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Articles, Resources, and Updates
National Organization on Disability (NOD) Website Has a New Look!
If you haven't visited the NOD website in a while, consider doing so during Disability Employment Awareness Month! See how NOD provides tools and guidance for employers, and supports innovative technologies and policies.
Costs and Benefits of Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact -Job Accommodation Network (9-17-2025)
Consumer Technology Has Limitations for Assistive Needs-Healio. (10-14-2025)
-Purpose-built assistive technology has better safeguards and user support.
Just in Time for the Holidays: Target Launches First-of-its Kind Accessible Self-Checkout, Built with the Blind Community (9-26-2025)
-At the heart of this innovation is a guest-first design that primarily supports people who are blind or have low vision, with additional benefits for guests with motor disabilities.
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Federal Activities
The Dept. of Justice Halts Two Pending ADA Rulemakings. (Pacific ADA Center).
• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation; Equipment and Furniture
• “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments; Public Right-of-Way”
Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability Investigation (9-30-2025)
-The agreement resolves charges filed with the EEOC alleging that Jewel-Osco denied reasonable accommodations to a group of employees based on their various disabilities.
EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Bottling Company United for Disability Discrimination (9-30-2025)
-Federal lawsuit says bottling company failed to provide reasonable accommodation for employee's dialysis and fired him.
EEOC Sues American Airlines for Disability Discrimination (9-29-2025)
-Federal lawsuit says airline refused to provide accommodation for blind employee, then fired her.
Elon Property Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit (9-30-2025)
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ADA National Network Trainings
Making Flexible Work: ADA and Flexible Work Arrangements
Tuesday, October 21st. 1:00 -2:30 PM. Central
Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center, ADA National Network
Tools and Resources to Promote Healthcare Access for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Thursday, October 23rd 1:30 -3:00 Central
Sponsor: Pacific ADA Center
Managing the Fun: Inclusive Staffing in Arts & Recreation
Thursday, October 30th, 1:00 -2:30 Central
Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center
Common Mistakes: Easily Missed or Misunderstood Accessible Design Requirements
Thursday, November 6th. 1:30-3:00 PM Central
Sponsor: Great Lakes ADA Center
When the Employer Requests Documentation of Disability
Wednesday, November 12th. 12:00 - 1:15 PM Central
Sponsor: Northeast ADA Center
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Save the Date! National ADA Symposium:
May 4-6, 2026. Virtual
July 19-22, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.adasymposium.org
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Great Plains ADA Center | 573-882-3600 | https://www.gpadacenter.org
Architectural Studies Department, University of Missouri
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Craig Knutson| 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)
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