[Nfbf-l] In 1990 Congress introduced the ADA with eight findings:
Jorge Paez
jorgeapaez1994 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 14 12:32:32 UTC 2014
Wow.
Yes, to think that was 25 years ago is stunning, specially to think
about everything that has come since then.
And more work needs to be done--sadly some of those8 findings still
exist, even if it is in a much weaker form then they did 25 years ago.
Thanks for the article.
Jorge
On 11/14/14, Sherri via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Alan, you made a typo. It's "25" years. And it is unbelievable. Very
> well-thought-out. Thank you.
>
> Sherri
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> article might not be of interest to you if you do not want to attend the
> conference , at the Ohio State University's Columbus Campus or develop a
> Presentation they write of, but I never read such clearly precise written
> reasons on why the ADA was passed into law.
> I cannot believe that was almost 15 years ago!
> I think many will find this of great interest!
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> Our office is passing this along to anyone who may be interested.
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> Celebrate Our Progress And Write Our Future History
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> In 1990 Congress introduced the ADA with eight findings:
>
> 1. physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right
> to
> fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical
> or mental disabilities have been precluded from doing so because of
> discrimination; others who have a record of a disability or are regarded as
> having a disability also have been subjected to discrimination;
>
> 2. historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals
> with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of
> discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a
> serious and pervasive social problem;
>
> 3. discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such
> critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education,
> transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health
> services, voting, and access to public services;
>
> 4. unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis
> of
> race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or age, individuals who have
> experienced discrimination on the basis of disability have often had no
> legal recourse to redress such discrimination;
>
> 5. individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of
> discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the
> discriminatory
> effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers,
> overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to
> existing
> facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and
> criteria,
> segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities,
> benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;
>
> 6. census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that
> people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferior status in our
> society, and are severely disadvantaged socially, vocationally,
> economically, and educationally;
>
> 7. the Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are
> to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living,
> and economic self-sufficiency for such individuals; and
>
> 8. the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and
> prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an
> equal basis and to pursue those opportunities for which our free society is
> justifiably famous, and costs the United States billions of dollars in
> unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity.
>
>
>
> What would they find today? What do you seek for the next twenty-five
> years?
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>
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
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>
>
> The Fifteenth Annual
>
> Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability:
>
>
>
> April 13 - 14, 2015
>
> The Ohio State University's Columbus Campus
>
> This year's conference will celebrate the progress we have made and the
> journey still ahead. What have we learned? Where are we going? What are
> the important questions for the next 25 years?
>
> Multiple Perspectives is an ongoing exploration of disability as a
> reflection of the human condition seen through multiple lenses (theory,
> discipline, social constructs, personal experience, shared experience.).
> Preference will be given to presentations that encourage conversations
> across the typical divisions (medical and social, education and employment,
> research and practice, business and government, rights and charity .)
> Proposers are encouraged to consider parallels, distinctions and
> intersections with race, gender and ethnicity.
>
> Past programs and conference updates as they become available can be found
> at: http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm.
>
> To be on the mailing list for the conference, send e-mail to
> ADA-OSU at osu.edu
>
> The Multiple Perspectives Conference is hosted by Ohio State University's
> ADA Coordinator's Office is made possible thanks to the generosity of the
> Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment Fund and ongoing support from
> The Ohio State University's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the
> Center
> for Disability Empowerment.
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>
>
> SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES 2014
>
> Proposals are due January 5th, 2015
>
> Proposals should be submitted by e-mail as an attachment (Word, Word
> Perfect, TXT, or RTF formats) to ADA-OSU at osu.edu with Multiple
> Perspectives 2015 in the subject line.
>
> Proposals must include:
>
> 1. Name of each presenter with titles, institutions, employers etc. as
> appropriate
>
> 2. Contact information (phone, mailing address, and e-mail) if there is
> more than one presenter please indicate one individual as the contact and
> lead presenter.
>
> 3. Title of Presentation (12 words or less)
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> 4. Description (700 words or less) Please describe the content, focus
> and desired outcomes for the presentation using these questions as a guide.
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> · What is the format of the presentation (Lecture, Panel, Discussion,
> Performance, Other)?
>
> · Who is the intended audience (educators, employers, businesses,
> advocates, students, consumers, researchers, or other)?
>
> · How familiar should the audience be with the topic (beginner,
> intermediate, advanced)?
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> · What are your three main goals for the presentation?
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> Please Note: The full conference fees will be waived and lunch provided
> for
> presenters of accepted proposals. Presenters are responsible for their own
> travel and lodging.
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> UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITIONS
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> At the Fifteenth Annual
>
> Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability:
>
> Intersections and Independence
>
> April 13 - 14, 2015
>
> Held on The Ohio State University's Columbus Campus
>
>
>
> Poster Submissions are Due no later than March 11, 2015
>
>
>
> The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with
> professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in
> disability at its annual student poster reception. A generous gift from
> the
> Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation will fund awards (Graduate Research -
> $500; Undergraduate Research $200, Art & Performance $200 and Community
> Service $100, Class Projects $200 at this year's competition.
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>
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> Submissions may be based on:
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> 1. Class Projects & Papers (Award goes to Department to support future
> projects)
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> 2. Independent & Supervised Student Research
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> 3. Community Service & Applied Problem Solving from Service Learning
> Classes or student organizations
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> 4. Art & Performance
>
>
>
> Posters can take a variety of forms including print material mounted on
> poster board or display panels or arranged on a table; PowerPoint
> presentations, web pages or video presentations from your laptop .
>
> · Presentation materials must fit on a 3'x6' table or along 6' or less of
> wall space
>
> · Presentation materials should present the information in 10 minutes or
> less
>
> · Presenters or their designee must be present to interact with the
> audience
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> · Presenters must provide their own equipment
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>
> Visit these sites for tips on developing a poster presentation:
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> · http://denman.osu.edu/resources.aspx
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> · http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/index.cfm
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> · http://www.plu.edu/~libr/workshops/multimedia/posters.html
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> Students and teams of students who wish to present a poster must send the
> following information to ADA-OSU at osu.edu no later than March 11, 2015
>
> 1. Title
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> 2. Short Title - 12 word maximum
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> 3. Poster Format (Print, Model, PowerPoint, Video, .)
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> 4. Description of their proposed poster topic - 250 word maximum
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> 5. E-mail address, phone number, and surface mail address of coordinating
> presenter
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> 6. As appropriate, university, department, grant, course or student
> organization affiliation
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> 7. A letter of support from a faculty member or organization advisor
> associated with the project
>
> 8. Name of individual, Department or Organization to receive cash award
> should the project win.
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> Early submissions are encouraged. Submissions will be reviewed as they
> arrive. Conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for all accepted
> presenters.
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> Please Note:
>
> The full conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for presenters
> of
> accepted proposals. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and
> lodging.
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