{"id":11346,"date":"2021-04-07T05:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T05:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adagreatlakes01.local\/?p=11346"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T17:06:11","slug":"ada-celebrations-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/ada-celebrations-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"ADA Celebrations and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great Lakes Area Celebration Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ILLINOIS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ADA Celebration and Block Party <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Month of July 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;IICIL 501 11th St., Rock Island, IL (11:00 &#8211; 2:00 p.m)<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iicil.com\/event-dates.html\">https:\/\/www.iicil.com\/event-dates.html<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>A virtual commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the ADA<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 24, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Online<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adaindiana.org\/ada30\/index.html\">https:\/\/adaindiana.org\/ada30\/index.html<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MICHIGAN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Virtual event in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;virtual events July 24th &#8211; September 27, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Online<\/li><li><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Disability Network Southwest Michigan at 269-345-1516<\/li><li><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;From Disability Rights to Disability Justice is looking for people who want to connect their work to the disability community at large. We are going to celebrate ADA Everyday with virtual events July 26th &#8211; September 28th. We know that disability history is important, but we also know that few people, except those in academia or who were a part of it, know much about it. Would you like to do a short presentation via Zoom with a discussion afterwards? We can&#8217;t offer any money, but you are welcome to promote your work. These are not corporate\/university sponsored events; they are a creation of the disability community<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you are interested, please send an email to Susan Fitzmaurice susanfitzm@gmail.com Phone: (517) 432-5134 or Read more about the events at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mi-ada.org\/\">http:\/\/www.mi-ada.org<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual events Schedule Michigan ADA 30th Anniversary Celebration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 26, 2PM \u2013 Welcome. Orientation to event. COVID-19 MemorialsJuly 27th, 2PM \u2013 Using Zoom, accessibility features<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 28, 2PM \u2013 Petra Kuppers,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/gut-botany\/9780814347638\">Gut Botany<\/a>, disability culture &amp; poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 30, 7PM \u2013 Devva Kasnitz, <a href=\"https:\/\/disstudies.org\/\">Society for Disability Studies<\/a>, What is disability Studies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 31, 2PM \u2013 John McCarty &amp; Dana Lloyd, <a href=\"https:\/\/thegao.org\/\">The Georgia Advocacy Office<\/a>, Supported Decision Making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 1, 7PM Virtual Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 2, 2PM Film \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligentlives.org\/\">Intelligent Lives<\/a>&nbsp;with talk back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 3, 2PM \u2013 COVID-19 Self-careAugust 4, 2PM \u2013 Daniel Cascardo, muralist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 5, 2PM \u2013 Sheryl Ellis. ADA Title 1: Managing Your Health Condition Workplace Accommodations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 6, 7PM \u2013 Pamela Block,<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/allies-and-obstacles-disability-activism-and-parents-of-children-with-disabilities\/9781439916339\">Allison Carey<\/a>, &amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/from-good-will-to-civil-rights-transforming-federal-disability-policy-updated\/9781566398978\">Richard Scotch<\/a>, Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 7, 2PM \u2013 Amy Maes,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnom.org\/\">Oakland Macomb Disability Network<\/a>&nbsp;, Service Animals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 8, 7 PM \u2013 Virtual Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 9, 2PM \u2013 Film- Piss on Pity: the Story of ADAPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 10, Michelle Nario-Redmond,<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/ableism-p\/9781119142072\">Ableism The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 11, 2PM \u2013 The Big Reveal! The art of Daniel Cascardo and You!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 12, 2PM COVID-19 \u2013 Documents, forms, records \u2013 What you must keep handy on a moment\u2019s notice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 13, 7PM \u2013 Lydia X.Z. Brown, What is Disability Justice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 14, 2PM \u2013 Peter Berg&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/\">Great Lakes ADA Ct<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; Brad Hastings,<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitynetworkwm.org\/\">Disability Network W. Michigan<\/a>&nbsp;, ADA Title II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 15, 7 PM \u2013 Virtual Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 16, FILM \u2013 TBAAugust 17, TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 18, 2 PM Jill Vyn &amp; Chris Smit,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disartnow.org\/\">DisArt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 19, 2PM&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/movie-stars-and-sensuous-scars-essays-on-the-journey-from-disability-shame-to-disability-pride\/9780595288939\">Steven Brown<\/a>&nbsp;,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instituteondisabilityculture.org\/\">Institute on Disabilty Culture<\/a>&nbsp;, What is Disability Culture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 20, 2PM Jody Conradi Stark,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativeartstherapiesinc.com\/about\/our-team\/\">Creative Arts Therapies<\/a>&nbsp;, COVID-19 Self-Care: Using Music and the Arts to cope<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 21, 2PM Laurel Daen, Disability Activism in Colonial America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 22, 7PM Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 23, FILM \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 24, TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 24, TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 26, TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 27, 2PM Jaipreet Virdi,<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/hearing-happiness-deafness-cures-in-history\/9780226690612\">Hearing Happiness<\/a>&nbsp;, Deaf history and technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 28, Poetry JamAugust 29, Tom Olin, Photojournalist of the disability movement (tentative date)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 30, 7 PM Virtual Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 31, FILM TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 2, 2PM David T, Mitchell and Cameron Snyder Mitchell will do a talk back after the preview of their new film about the T-4 Nazi Holocaust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 3, 2PM Dessa Cosma,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitdisabilitypower.org\/\">Detroit Disability Power<\/a>, How to include people with disabilities in mainstream disability activism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MINNESOTA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Accessible Voting Virtual Town Hall<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 13 to July 17, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Zoom Meeting<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disability.state.mn.us\/2020\/07\/09\/july-13-to-17-is-national-disability-voter-registration-week\/\">https:\/\/www.disability.state.mn.us\/2020\/07\/09\/july-13-to-17-is-national-disability-voter-registration-week\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OHIO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ADA 30 \u2013 July Webinars<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 16, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Webinar<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abilitycenter.org\/event\/ada-30-july-webinars\/\">https:\/\/www.abilitycenter.org\/event\/ada-30-july-webinars\/<\/a>&nbsp;or Contact The Ability Center at (419) 885-5733<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WISCONSIN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The Eighth Annual Disability Pride Festival<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;We will be hosting virtual opportunities now through the month of August<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Virtual<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilitypridemadison.org\/\">https:\/\/www.disabilitypridemadison.org<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NATIONAL EVENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Changing Reality of Disability in America 2020, Faneuil Hall Boston<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, July 24th, 2020 12:00 PM EDT &#8211; 2:00 PM EDT<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Boston, MA<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/humancentereddesign.org\/news-events\/changing-reality-disability-america-2020-dr-allan-r-meyers-memorial-project\">https:\/\/humancentereddesign.org\/news-events\/changing-reality-disability-america-2020-dr-allan-r-meyers-memorial-project<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp; ADA Anniversary Update: 30 Years, Where do We go Now?<\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 2:00 PM EDT &#8211; 3:30 PM EDT<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/www.ada-audio.org\">www.ada-audio.org<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessibilityonline.org\/ada-audio\/\">https:\/\/www.accessibilityonline.org\/ada-audio\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience 2020<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;May 17th to August 20th 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Online\/ Zoom Platform<\/li><li><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Crip Camp Impact Campaign is proud to announce the Official Virtual Experience! We are inviting all grassroots activists and advocates to join us this summer for a virtual camp experience featuring trailblazing speakers from the disability community. All are welcome, you do not need any activism experience to participate.<\/li><li><strong>Register:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_96VjUdB0T92Es9y4q1Vdvg\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_96VjUdB0T92Es9y4q1Vdvg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Accommodation Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ADA Update<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tuesday July 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM Eastern Time<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Webcast Online<\/li><li><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JAN as representatives provided participants with the latest developments in the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace, some practical tips for compliance, and answers to tough ADA questions.<\/li><li><strong>Presenters:<\/strong>&nbsp;Linda Carter Batiste, Principal Consultant\/Legislative Specialist and EEOC Representative<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/askjan.org\/events\/index.cfm?calview=eventdetails&amp;dtid=46F36B9E-A03B-D02F-7BE0AEEAF0F5BEE8\">https:\/\/askjan.org\/events\/index.cfm?calview=eventdetails&amp;dtid=46F36B9E-A03B-D02F-7BE0AEEAF0F5BEE8<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>2020 Summer Concert Series<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 6:00 PM EDT &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mill Pond Park, Newington CT<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newingtonct.gov\/2353\/Summer-Concert-Series\">https:\/\/www.newingtonct.gov\/2353\/Summer-Concert-Series<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>DEAI Lunch &amp; Learn: Happy 30, ADA\u2014Webinar Presented by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 29th, 2020 12:00pm \u2013 1:00pm<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;At The Big Room at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh PA<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsburgh.org\/event\/deai-lunch-learn-happy-30-ada-webinar\/\">https:\/\/www.artsburgh.org\/event\/deai-lunch-learn-happy-30-ada-webinar\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Access Board<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board to Celebrate the ADA\u2019s 30th Anniversary at Virtual Meeting in July<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Access Board will conduct a virtual meeting on July 29 from 1:30 \u2013 3:00 (ET) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. The event, which will be open to the public, will focus on how the ADA has reshaped the American landscape and the design of facilities and sites, transportation systems, and information and communication technologies. Guest speakers and Board representatives will recall what our world was like before the ADA, review achievements under the ADA in advancing accessible design, and look ahead to new accessibility frontiers, challenges, and solutions over the next 30 years. The Board will provide further details on this event and how to attend on its website and by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Celebrate Disability Pride Month and the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 10 to July 30, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Online Webcast<strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/starkloff.org\/ada30\/%22\">https:\/\/starkloff.org\/ada30\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Digital Accessibility: What have we learned and what does the future hold?<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 2:00 PM EDT &#8211; 3:30 PM EDT<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/www.ada-accessibletech.org\">www.ada-accessibletech.org<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessibilityonline.org\/ada-tech\/session\/?id=110821%22\">https:\/\/www.accessibilityonline.org\/ada-tech\/session\/?id=110821<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced plans for a yearlong celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;Yearlong Celebration<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Virtual<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/odep\/odep20200106%22\">https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/odep\/odep20200106<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Congressional Insider\u2019s Reflections on the ADA- Past, Present, and Future<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;July 27 @ 12:00 pm &#8211; 1:00 pm<\/li><li><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;Webinar<\/li><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityin.org\/event\/congressional-insiders-reflections-on-the-ada-past-present-and-future\/%22\">https:\/\/disabilityin.org\/event\/congressional-insiders-reflections-on-the-ada-past-present-and-future\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many organizations in the region are holding celebrations \u2013 check to see if any are near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"webinar_series":[],"class_list":["post-11346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ada_national_network_30th_anniversary"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11346"},{"taxonomy":"webinar_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ada-dcc.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/webinar_series?post=11346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}