Rhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data

Excited for the session at the NASDSE conference by the Rhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data and National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) on the new ADA Title II regulations.

The work of our partners at the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) is critical to communities! Helping schools and families improve the accessibility of digital educational materials and instruction will support positive academic outcomes, while simultaneously building accessibility and disability awareness at the state and local levels. To go far, we must go together!

Do you know how the changes to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will affect you? 🤔 In our most recent blog, the Weiss Center's Johan Rempel and Charlie Silva detail the impact of ADA Title II's updated rule. Improve your understanding of the rule's implications and learn what steps you can take today to improve the accessibility of your web content and mobile applications. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/dXveDqB7 But don't just take our word. Join our upcoming webinar featuring a State and how they are overcoming digital accessibility issues to meet ADA Title II requirements and best practices. Register today! https://lnkd.in/dVWGwizJ

Webinar Registration: The New ADA Title II Rule and You ⚖ Join the Weiss Center on September 24th at 1:00p ET as we delve into the updated regulations to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These updates significantly impact the lives of students and individuals with disabilities and their families. Improve your understanding of the regulations’ implications on state and local education agencies and hear first-hand from a featured State how they address and overcome digital accessibility issues to meet requirements and best practices. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dVWGwizJ

It was standing room only at the Weiss Center's morning workshop, A Hands-on Exploration of Accessibility Barriers and How to Overcome Them!

Find us at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Conference! 👀 At the Rhonda Weiss Center, our work is about people, not compliance. Improving the state of IDEA data accessibility requires dedicated individuals who share our commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for students and families. We are excited for the opportunity to engage with like-minded educators and professionals at the 2024 OSEP Conference so that we may further this mission together. The Weiss Center will be presenting the following sessions: ▪ Insights From State Collaboration with the Rhonda Weiss Center: Tuesday, August 6th, 3:30 – 4:30 PM. ▪ It's Time to ADAPT Your Publicly Available IDEA Data: Tuesday, August 6th, 3:30 – 4:30 PM. ▪ Rhonda Weiss Center Exhibition Booth: Tuesday, August 6th, 5:45 – 6:45 PM. ▪ A Hands-on Exploration of Accessibility Barriers and How to Overcome Them: Wednesday, August 7th, 8:00 – 9:00 AM. See you there! 👋

A few more pictures from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired conference. Pictured with Rebecca Sheffield and Fred Edora & Johan Rempel from the Rhonda Weiss Center

Presenting on the Rhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data at AER International. It's an honor to serve as Co-Director alongside Fred Edora on this impactful project, with Eric Caruso as program officer.

New webinar on our Accessible Data Analysis and Publishing Tool (ADAPT)! 📽 Join us on Thursday, June 27th from 1:00-2:00 PM ET for our webinar, Developing Accessible IDEA Reports with the ADAPT Tool. ADAPT is freely available to States and makes IDEA data easier to access and understand for everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Reports authored and published using ADAPT meet and exceed Section 508 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II requirements. Register below!

More guidance on recent ADA Title II ruling 🗞 In case you missed it - On April 24, 2024, the final rule updating the regulations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was published. This final rule has specific requirements about how to make sure that web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities. The recently released Small Entity Compliance Guide is meant for people who work for or with small state and local governments. The guide will help you understand the rule’s requirements for making sure your government’s web content and mobile apps are accessible. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gh-X4Pr8