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Join ADA Live! (WADA) on September 2 for our second conversation with Georgia Fruechtenicht from Parent to Parent of Georgia (P2PGA). In this episode, Georgia will explain the options parents have when their child's school year is not going well. She will discuss writing emails and letters to express concerns and how to request a meeting. She will also discuss effective communication techniques parents can use to address their concerns, strengthen their partnership with the teacher, and get their children the support they need to be successful at school.

Speaker: Georgia Fruechtenicht, Curriculum and Learning Specialist, Trainer, and Navigator Team Leader; Parent to Parent of Georgia

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode24

This session of WADA ADA Live! will explore what parents need to know to help their child’s school year get off to a good start. Topics include establishing a good relationship with your child’s teachers and staff; helping a child who is very anxious about going back to school; who decides when an IEP should be scheduled; how to prepare for the IEP or 504 meeting; ideas for following up after the IEP/504 meeting; and what students with disabilities going on to college or vocational training need to know.

Speaker: Georgia Fruechtenicht, Curriculum and Learning Specialist, Trainer, and Navigator Team Leader; Parent to Parent of Georgia

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode23

This show is a continuation of our discussion with Nancy Horton regarding the top 5 ADA questions regarding reasonable accommodations. A diversified workforce is a win-win situation for everyone. It is often easier to accommodate an employee with a disability than employers may think. This session of ADA Live! will explore the most frequent workplace accommodation requests and possible solutions. The topics for reasonable accommodations to be covered will include: Leave, Reassignment to Another Position, Accessible or Reserved Parking, Service Animals, and Reasonable Accommodation for Job-Related Testing or Training.

Speaker: Nancy Horton, Technical Assistance Specialist, Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode22

A diversified workforce is a win-win situation for everyone. It is often easier to accommodate an employee with a disability than employers may think. This session of ADA Live! will explore the most frequent workplace accommodation requests and possible solutions. The topics for reasonable accommodations to be covered will include: Leave, Reassignment to Another Position, Accessible or Reserved Parking, Service Animals, and Reasonable Accommodation for Job-Related Testing or Training.

Speaker: Nancy Horton, Technical Assistance Specialist, Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode21

Episode 26: Transitioning from by Southeast ADA Center

Episode 24: The School Year Has Begun by Southeast ADA Center

Episode 23 Back to School by Southeast ADA Center

Back by popular demand just in time for summer, the Southeast ADA Center is rebroadcasting the "ADA Live!" Show: Beach Access. In this episode we will discuss how to make a beach accessible to people with disabilities. This episode will examine challenges such as beach and wildlife protections alterations to an existing beach (including upgrades to parking, circulation path, and restroom facilities) and what defines an accessible route.

Speakers: Jack Humburg, Boley Centers, Inc.

Cheri Hofmann, Southeast ADA Center

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode20

Under the ADA, facilities are required to be accessible so that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy the goods, services and programs that businesses, nonprofits and state and local government offer to the general public. Some people think that only new construction and alterations need to be accessible and that older facilities are “grandfathered in,” but that’s not true.

Join this episode of ADA Live! to learn more about making sure your business or facility is accessible as we continue the discussion from the March 4th show, When Attorneys Come Knocking: How Accessible Is Your Business?

Speaker: Rebecca Williams, Southeast ADA Center

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode19

It’s been 25 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed. What steps have you taken to assure that your business is accessible to customers with disabilities? Graham Sisson, ADA Coordinator for the State of Alabama, and Dan Kessler, Executive Director of Disability Rights and Resources in Birmingham, Alabama, will explain how you can make sure that your business is accessible and that you don’t discriminate against customers with disabilities in your policies and procedures. They will also talk about how local disability organizations can help you understand the how’s and why’s of voluntary ADA compliance.

Speakers: Graham Sisson, Executive Director, Governor's Office On Disability (GOOD), AL

Daniel Kessler, Executive Director, Disability Rights & Resources, AL

More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode18