Upcoming Trainings, Activities and Events

Online Trainings

ADA BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS: An Online Course about the ADA. This introductory web course on the ADA explores the legal requirements and spirit of the ADA. The course content is self-paced, organized into 12 topics, and designed to be studied in order. Upon completion of the course, you may be eligible to earn a certificate and one CEU if you meet ALL established criteria. The course is free, however, there is a $50 CEU fee that must be paid to receive continuing education credit. Good news! The Basic ADA Building Blocks Web course (moderated version) has been approved for 14 hours of CRCC credits.

AccessibilityOnline represents a collaborative training program between the National Network of ADA Centers (DBTACs) and the US Access Board. The program includes a series of free webinars and audio conferences on different topics of accessibility. Sessions are held on a monthly basis and cover a variety of topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation.

At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities is a free online course designed to: increase understanding of the needs and experiences of people with disabilities; present how to adjust general customer service standards to meet the needs of the customer with a disability; develop basic etiquette for interacting with a customer who has a disability; show how to comply with statutes regarding service to people with disabilities, particularly the ADA and Section 508. This course is self-paced and available to anyone at anytime.

Access E-Learning (AEL) is a ten-module tutorial that is a resource for those seeking to make their distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities. AEL offers information on the most common needs in distance education, and provides instruction in techniques that will enhance the usability of online materials for all students. Before using this tutorial, you must create a login. Registration is free and will give you unlimited access. Each time you want to use this tutorial, simply login with your email address and password.

EASI Online Courses and the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) has created 3 separate but interconnected programs specifically designed to support institutions making their computer and information technology systems accessible to students, staff and faculty with disabilities. Besides the Certificate program, EASI provides monthly 60-minute live Web conferences on current technology and an annual institutional membership with special networking and support features.

Job Accommodation Network's Approach to Reasonable Accommodations
JAN represents the most comprehensive resource for job accommodations available.

Partners in Education is a 3-hour online self-study course for parents of children with disabilities. The course is designed to teach the skills you need to advocate for your child. You will learn about:

Laws governing special education and how they protect your child's rights
Your role in your child's educational experience
Your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) and your role in developing the IEP;
How to advocate for your child;
Your rights if you believe your child's educational rights have been violated.

Series on Accessibility and the ADAAG

The four-part series is available on-demand for continuing education credits.

Topics in the series are:

The ADAAG Special Sections: Completing the Accessibility Picture
Accessibility in the Public Right-of-Way: Access on the Road
Common Errors & Omissions in New Construction:Better Design = Less Rebuild
Harmonization of the Standards–Getting Everyone on the "Same Page"

Distance Learning 2010 Teleconferences:

Date	Teleconference
August 17, 2010 1:00-2:30pm Central	ADA & After School and Daycare Programs for Children with Disabilities Speaker: TBA Guest Moderator: Shelley Kaplan, Director, DBTAC-Southeast ADA Center
September 21, 2010 1:00-2:30pm Central	Corrections and the ADA: Balancing the Rights of People with Disabilities while Incarcerated Speaker: TBA Guest Moderator: Jim DeJong, Director, DBTAC-Great Plains ADA Center

Date

Teleconference

August 17, 2010

1:00-2:30pm Central

ADA & After School and Daycare Programs for Children with Disabilities

Speaker: TBA

Guest Moderator:

Shelley Kaplan, Director, DBTAC-Southeast ADA Center

September 21, 2010

1:00-2:30pm Central

Corrections and the ADA: Balancing the Rights of People with Disabilities while Incarcerated

Speaker: TBA

Guest Moderator:

Jim DeJong, Director, DBTAC-Great Plains ADA Center