News from the Center
One way the ADA Center accounts success is to tally technical assistance, training and publications provided by Center Staff and state affiliates. You may find the following accountability system informative:
Technical Assistance
Provided By Center Staff and State Affiliates
Above: Pie chart showing that from October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2005, technical assistance was provided to: individuals with disabilities (23%); disability organizations/advocates (14%) ; architects (18%) ; businesses (22%); public entities/state and local government (15%); Others (8%).
During the last 5 years, region-wide Training, has been provided by the New England ADA Center and state affiliates to the following participants
Category and Number of Training Participants
Above: Chart showing that from October 1, 2001 - March 30, 2005, training has been provided to: 1, 684 individuals with disabilities; 1, 183 disability organizations/advocates; 4, 386 architects; 6, 414 businesses; 6, 194 public entities/state and local governments; and 458 others.
Most outstanding, is the number of Publications Distributed throughout the Region Over the past five years, 250,594 publications have been distributed. (number does not include faxed or electronic information).
In FY 2001-2006, the New England ADA Technical Assistance Center and affiliates conducted 1,158 Public Awareness Events including exhibits, presentations, speeches, media interviews, and articles.
The following table demonstrates a major increase in web hits to the New England ADA & Accessible IT website found at www.NewEnglandADA.org
Total Number of Web Hits by Fiscal Year
Above:Chart depicting number of web hit totals: 2, 400 in 2001-2002, 14, 847 in 2002-2003, 18,490 in 2003-2004 and 23,262 in 2004-2005.
