News from the Center
ADA Distance Learning Opportunities
ADA Distance Learning provides continuing education on regulations and trends under the ADA. All you need is a telephone. Participate by yourself or invite colleagues to sit around a speakerphone. The toll free phone number will be sent to registrants prior to each session. The program is available in three formats: Teleconference, Streaming Audio via the Internet and real-time captioned on the Internet.
All sessions are on Tuesdays from 2 - 3:30 pm Eastern.
This year all registration is centralized. Go to the ADA Audio Conference web site 
(www.ada-audio.org) for more information.
November 15, 2005
Pro's and Con's of Web Accessibility Validation Tools
Terry Thompson, Do-IT Program and Access-IT, University of Washington
December 13, 2005
Accessible Web Based Communication Tools: Why are they so hard to find?
Steve Jacobs, IDEAL Group, Inc.
January 17, 2006
Employer Case Studies: Best Practices of Employers
Representatives from the Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention
February 21, 2006
Leave as an Accommodation: Interplay between the ADA and FMLA
TBA
National Initiatives Sponsored by the Network of ADA & IT Centers
ADA Document Center
www.adaportal.org
The ADA Collection is a one-stop web resource consisting of more than 7,400 documents relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Other disability-related collections are also available at this same site, including Fair Housing, Section 508, IDEA, Air Carrier Access Act, and the Help American Vote Act.
ADA National Symposium
www.adaproject.org/Symposium.html
The National ADA Symposium is the most comprehensive and effective annual event available on the Americans with Disabilities Act and disability related issues. It is designed to meet the specific needs and interests of professionals who are involved in implementing the American with Disabilities Act's guidelines and regulations.
ADA Game
www.adagame.org
An accessible online interactive experience designed to build ADA knowledge and leadership. A user survey is underway to determine if players have used Game information to remove barriers in their local communities.
ADA Basic Building Blocks
www.adabasics.org
The ADA Basic Building Blocks is an introductory web course that explores the legal requirements and the spirit of the ADA. The course content is self-paced and organized into 12 topics that have been designed to be studied in order. It covers the basic principles and core concepts contained in the ADA.
At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities To Your One Stop Center
www.wiawebcourse.org
This self-paced course is designed primarily for frontline staff and others interested in learning about ways to create an accessible and welcoming environment for customers with disabilities. Participants will increase their understanding of the needs and experiences of people with disabilities, learn how to adjust general customer service standards to meet the needs of customers with disabilities, and develop basic etiquette for interacting with customers who have disabilities.
Breaking Down Barriers: K-12 and Beyond
This multi-modal toolkit for educators contains a multi-media CD ROM with information on accessible information technology (IT) including stories from students and teachers about barriers to accessible IT. This CD provides a link to a checklist (www.washington.edu/accessit/it-checklist) that allows a school to determine the accessibility of their IT as well as track their progress as they improve access. A brochure for parents, developed in collaboration with PACER and DOIT, guides parents to an understanding of how their student can benefit from accessible IT.
