The trainer will explain the Declaration of Incapacity and Guardianship Designation Judicial Procedure and Requirements in PR.

 This Workshop will: 

• Briefly cover how ADA pertains to the hiring and employment of individuals with disabilities,
• Highlight the business case for employing people with disabilities,
• Highlight some of the workforce trends impacting disability employment, and
• discuss the value of universal design principles in attracting and retaining employees with disabilities.

Topics covered will include: -The 2010 ADA Standards scoping requirements for pools and spas (i.e. when are pools and spas required to be accessible?) -Participants will learn about the ADA’s Program Accessibility and Barrier Removal Standards for Title II and Title III entities and how they should be applied to existing swimming pools, wading pools and spas that were in place prior to January 31, 2013 that are not being altered. -Technical requirements for achieving accessibility with the 2010 ADA Standards (this will include an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards Section 1009 requirements for pool lifts, sloped entries, transfer walls, transfer systems and pool stairs). Who would benefit from these webinars? -Architects -Building owners and managers -Swimming club management personnel -Hotel and resort owners/management -Municipal managers -ADA coordinators -Disability advocates.

The Citizen-Centered Leadership Development Community of Practice series is a unique combination of self-paced distance learning study, robust field work, interactive class assignments and live webcast instruction designed to advance theoretic and skill-based learning leading to quality outcomes in the lives of people with disabilities.

The trainer will explain the Rights of Blind People under the ADA, including in employment and, public and private services.

Topics will include: • Overview of the ADA/ADAA • Definition of “qualified” as it relates to employment • What can employers ask about disability during the employment process? • Disability Disclosure: A personal decision and legally-protected choice • Requesting Accommodation: The Interactive Process • Accommodating different types of disabilities

The trainer will explain to parents the special education process, including their rights and responsibilities in it.

Course Objective: To provide professionals with up to date information on ADA/ADAAA and how they impact disclosure and employment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Review of ADA/ADAAA a. New Regulations b. Expansion of the definition of disability under the law 2. Disclosure when, why and how 3. Common and creative accommodations for persons with mental health issues entering employment 4. Strategies on how to approach employers for accommodations 5. Strategies for dealing with co-workers

The National ADA Symposium is the premiere training conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related laws. - Get information that you can use on the job and in your community. - 72 break-out sessions offered for different skill levels and professions. - Sessions presented by representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, Access Board, EEOC and other national experts. - Keynotes by Dr. Lex Frieden, Executive Director, ILRU, and the Honorable Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio (scheduled). - Courses offered towards becoming a Certified ADA Coordinator. - Venue in beautiful San Antonio next to the River Walk, just a block from the Alamo! - Registration fee includes 4 Full Meals: 2 Working Breakfasts, 2 Working Lunches, plus a Welcome Reception. Visit the website at www.adasymposium.org.

 This session will provide an opportunity for attendees with advanced knowledge and experience in employment to discuss pertinent issues and problem solve.  The Session will follow a guided facilitation format. 

 During this session, we will consider two parts of a research project recently carried out by the Northeat ADA Center.  The first part of this project included a survey conducted in collaboration with the National Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) on the preparedness of employers to hire, accommodate and retain veterans with service-related disabilities.  The second part of this project included a survey of veterans with disabilities on their preparedness to apply their rights in seeking and sustaining employment.  We will present the findings of these two surveys and discuss program and practice implications. 

 The ADA requires that employers provide accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities in order to remove workplace barriers to provide equal employment opportunity.  For many employers understanding when and how they must comply can be, at times, complex.  This session will help employers develop effective policies, procedures, and best practices that can assure full compliance as well as help to successfully respond to reasonable accommodation requests and needs resulting in creating a productive work environment for all employees. 

This session will review the following topics: • Overview if the new ADA TN Online Community • How to “network” with the network! • Using the web-based training customization tool • Tracking impact of the ADA TN

At any one moment, around 20% of the working-age population in the average OECD country is suffering from a mental disorder in a clinical sense. In developed countries over 44% of people with mental difficulties do not seek help. In developing countries the number is closer to 90%. Stigma and fear are major barriers to looking for help. The median age at onset across all types of mental disorders is around 14 years of age, with 75% of all illnesses having developed by age 24. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. Mental ill-health difficulties will account for 15% of the total burden of disease globally by 2020 and depression will be second only to heart disease. Mental health problems and illnesses typically account for approximately 30% of short- and long-term disability claims and 70% in the case of young people. An estimated 57.7 million adults in America, 26.2% of the population, have a mental disorder. In any given year, one in five people in Canada experience a mental health problem or illness and the cost to the economy is well in excess of $50 billion. The costs of mental health problems have been estimated to be equivalent to be at least 3% of Gross National Product (GNP) in the EU. Costs associated with lost employment are considered to be the single greatest contributor to costs. The OECD has called for policy to shift away from severe to common mental disorders and sub-threshold conditions and to focus upon more active and preventive strategies rather than current more reactive approaches. This seminar explores:

• The biopsychosocial basis of mental health;

• The dynamics of absence and return to work;

• The early identification of mental health problems;

• Workplace strategies to maintain workers experiencing mental distress;

• Supports and interventions to build workers’ capacity to cope with stress;

• Strategies to promote the reintegration of workers, who have withdrawn from work as a result of a mental health condition.

The trainer going to speak at the waiting area about the Rights of People with Mental Disabilities under the ADA and will be answering the questions of the audience about this subject.

 This new online tool provides data tables and visualizations of ADA employment discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as well as state and local Fair Employment Practice Agencies.

This tool is designed to be used by anyone who would like to learn more about disability discrimination charges in their state or region. The data available on the site includes state level information on:

·        ADA charges rates (ADA charge per 10,000 individuals with a disability in the labor force)

·        The percent of ADA charges citing common bases (e.g., diabetes, depression)

·        The percent of ADA charges citing common issues (e.g., discharge, reasonable accommodation)

Users can access all data through accessible tables as well as select and compare states of interest using interactive data visualizations.

This presentation will provide some background on the EEOC charge data and the development of this online tool as well as show users how to access and use this tool.

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This session will review the following topics: • Revised definition of service animals under the ADA • Service animal inquiries under the ADA • Differences between the ADA and other laws impacting people who use service animals (i.e. Fair Housing Act, Air Carrier Access Act)

This new tool provides an easy way to explore content and the hundreds of variables related to disability and health conditions, work, compensation (e.g. pay and benefits) and employer characteristics across 11 major datasets.

This presentation will introduce this new innovative web-based free resource designed to help researchers learn:

•What datasets related to disability and compensation are out there?

•What topics are covered in each dataset?

•What are the strengths and limitations?

•How do I access the datasets? 

Register now.