Southeast ADA Center

Request for Healthcare Survey Participation The Great Plains ADA Center is conducting research together with the University of Missouri on physical barriers to accessibility in hospital facilities. We have an anonymous survey where we ask the participants about their last experiences regarding accessibility while visiting a hospital facility. We would like to invite you to participate in the survey, and if you are willing to, please click at this link: https://lnkd.in/eAiWgkpH There is also the option to answer the survey on a Word document instead of online. If you would like to answer the survey on a Word document, you can download this Word Document. Please download it, answer the survey, and send the document back to Dr. Debora Verniz at vernizd@missouri.edu Project Title: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: A Great Plains Regional ADA Network Services Initiative. Principal Investigator/Researcher: Troy Balthazor/Dr Bimal Balakrishnan  Brief purpose of the study: The purpose of this research project is to identify physical barriers to healthcare facilities. You are being asked to answer an online survey about your experiences regarding using a hospital facility in the past. Your participation should last up to 10 minutes. The information you provide will be kept confidential and only the research team will have access to it. Basic eligibility criteria: Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Participants must be part of the ADA population. Study contact for more information: Dr. Debora Verniz (vernizd@missouri.edu)  IRB Reference Number: 2102246.

Our thoughts are with the people and communities throughout the Southeast U.S. Region in recovery from Helene Tropical Storm and Hurricane. Below is link to page started for Helene Resources: https://lnkd.in/eT4RHgXD Do you or a loved one need help after Helene? The Southeast ADA Center provides information, training, and resources on disability rights, access, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. We also work to connect you with people to help and to services available in your area to help meet your specific needs. We will add to this list when additional information is available. NOTE: Please do not email to apply for individual monetary assistance. We can only refer you to the resources below, and we don’t want you to lose valuable time that could be spent applying for help in the right place. Applications must made directly to the programs providing assistance. The Southeast ADA Center is one of ten regional ADA Centers in the ADA National Network grant funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). However, the Southeast ADA Center, ACL, and NIDILRR do not provide individual monetary assistance. Contact Southeast ADA Center The Southeast ADA Center in the ADA National Network is here to answer your ADA-related questions and provide any other information and referrals that we can. CALL: 404-541-9001 or 1-800-949-4232 to connect with your regional ADA Center.

PLAY. WIN. LEARN. ADA Puzzler for September. *All correct answers entered in drawing for $5 gift card or One course from My ADA Learning – Southeast ADA. QUESTION According to the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, ramp runs for state and local government facilities (Title II) shall have a running slope not steeper than: A. 1:3 B. 1:6 C. 1:10 D. 1:12 + PLAY ADA Puzzler EMAIL your answer to adapuzzler@syr.edu DEADLINE to Play: Midnight on September 30, 2024. #ADAPuzzler #LearnADA #ADA #ThanksToTheADA #ADAStandards #AccessibleDesign

Amazing!! Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles Former Syracuse University student Jim DaRin is one of many wheelchair users who rely on adapted vehicles to drive. These vehicles are equipped with a docking system designed to secure the wheelchairs in place while users focus on the road. However, even when the wheelchair is locked in, it’s not completely secure, causing DaRin to move back and forth while driving. “The docking system moves and I’m rocking back and forth. I’m paralyzed from my waist down and have my hands on the steering wheel and throttle. It’s not secure or safe,” says DaRin. “The wheelchair’s pin also has a tendency to get caught on certain surfaces and the bolt drags on the pavement.” DaRin is far from the first to complain about docking systems for adapted vehicles, but very few attempts have been made to fix these issues. That’s when he reached out to engineering students Davis Hood ’26 (electrical engineering), Jennifer Mason ’26 (mechanical engineering), Matthew Pinto ’27 (biomedical engineering) and Carter Thompson ’26 (aerospace engineering) to explore ways to improve his docking mechanism. Read Full Story: https://lnkd.in/eMEeWZUt

Celebrate Disability Voting Rights Week: September 9 to 13 Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW) is a nonpartisan movement hosted by the American Association of People with Disabilities and REV UP. Disabled voters are a part of every community. Yet, systemic barriers prevent many people with disabilities from accessing their right to vote. #DVRW includes voter registration and education events, candidate forums on disability issues, digital organizing, engaging with elected officials, and creative actions. #DisabilityVote #DisabilityRights #VotingAccess #ADA #REVUP Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gZ2Sqc4i

Thanks to our ADA National Network colleague Robin Jones and her team, the Democratic National Convention has focused on making this week’s events accessible to attendees with disabilities. Great work!!! #ADA #DisabilityInclusion #ADAAccessibility #EffectiveCommunication  https://lnkd.in/esGC4fre

On Monday, Jenny Sykes, Lead Technical Information Specialist for the Southeast ADA Center, joined the Lakeland Alliance for Accessibility to accept the city’s ADA Proclamation recognizing July 26th as the 34th anniversary of the ADA. Jenny served as the ADA Specialist for the City of Lakeland, Florida, from 2017 to 2023. IMAGE: Seven smiling women stand in a row in a city council room in front of a wall with the “City of Lakeland” logo. One woman holds the ADA Proclamation document in front of her. The women are: MaryBeth Rutledge – Central Florida Speech & Hearing Mickie Brown – Co-Founder of Noah’s Ark and Advocate for persons with Intellectual Disabilities Darlene Sellars – Advocate for persons who are Blind or have low vision Shambria Campbell – Program Assistant for the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) at USF Jenny Sykes - Lead Technical Information Specialist for the Southeast ADA Center Kristin Meador - ADA Specialist for the City of Lakeland Stephanie Madden - Commissioner for the City of Lakeland #ADA34 #ThanksToTheADA

In recognition of #MentalHealthAwareness month, a special edition of the ODEP News Brief highlights the many resources they offer to help employers, workers, service providers and policymakers learn about and take action on workforce mental health and well-being. (https://lnkd.in/eaWiBVhs)

We are passing along information we received from SHOWAbility. For more information, use the email link below. Subject: Looking for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Crew for CODE OF SILENCE - 6 part ITV Drama - Mammoth Screen From our friends at Mammoth Screen, Mammoth Screen is producing CODE OF SILENCE, an exhilarating 6 part thriller for ITV starring Rose Ayling-Ellis. We are on the lookout for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent crew at all levels and experience, across all departments. We’re particularly interested to hear from deaf talent for various trainee positions.   We will have an Access Coordinator on board to ensure everyone’s access requirements are met.   SHOOT DATES: Mid July -  late October 2024   LOCATION: Bricket Wood (near Watford) & St Albans    HOW TO APPLY: Please send your CV and which department you would prefer to work in to: applications.COS@mslfreelance.co.uk   This opportunity is permitted as Positive Action for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and acknowledges the under-representation of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people working off-screen in the TV industry (Source: Diamond The Sixth Cut 2021-22 - Creative Diversity Network)