News from the Center
33,905 and Counting...
That's the number of technical assistance calls and e-mails the New England ADA & Accessible IT Center has handled since we opened our doors on October 1, 1996. The Center is one of ten regional disability and business technical assistance centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information and informal guidance about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the accessibility of education-based information technology. The Center is a project of Adaptive Environments, Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit organization.
We routinely field questions from people with disabilities, as well as family and friends of these individuals, architects, employers, private businesses, and state and local government entities. Call the Center toll-free at 1-800-949-4232 (V/TTY) or e-mail us with a question (ADAinfo@NewEnglandADA.org). Also, check out the recent redesign of our web site (www.NewEnglandADA.org).
As we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the ADA, we here at the Center would like to thank you for the opportunity of helping to foster voluntary and effective compliance with the provisions of the ADA.
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 speaker phone. The toll free phone number will be sent to registrants prior to each session. Each session is real-time captioned on the host website so that people who are deaf and people who prefer to read the presentation and questions and answers can participate.
Fee: $40 businesses; $25 non-profit organizations.
Register by phone: 800-949-4232 (v/tty), fax: 617-482-8099, email: adainfo@NewEnglandADA.org, or online at: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/. Send name, affiliation, address, email address, phone number, date of session(s) and non--profit or business fee. Registration and payment is required prior to audio conference sessions.
All sessions are on Tuesdays from 2 - 3:30 pm Eastern.
We will email you the toll free call-in number a few days before each session.
August 16
Gaining Access to the Doctor's Office: What is the state of the art of accessible medical equipment?
Speaker: Representative from the RERC on Accessible Medical Instrumentation
September 20
Readily Achievable Barrier Removal: What does it mean 15 years later?
Speaker: TBA
Parade Magazine Celebrates ADA's 15th Anniversary
A 15 year ADA Anniversary article written by John Hockenberry will be the cover story of Parade Magazine on Sunday, July 24th. The regional ADA & IT Centers are mentioned in the article along with stories about access in New England.
Above: Regional advisory board members enjoy a moment of sunshine during their June 7 meeting at Fort Adams in Newport, RI. From left to right: Mike Kurs, Will Miller, Christine Botts, Lisa Caron, Tom Mercier, Dale Sandy, Oce Harrison, Cathy Taylor, Christine Rancourt, and Harvey Salvas. Front row: Cheryl Killam and Annette Bourbonniere.
