[Ohio-Talk] Celebrating The ADA With Us!

[Jessica Stover]

I have a gig that night. Will this be recorded?

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 10:15 PM Suzanne Turner via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good Evening Ohio,
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> On Friday, July 24, 2020, the Cleveland Chapter will celebrate the
> Americans
> with Disabilities Act (ADA). We will begin at 5:30 PM after our business
> meeting; which will start at 5:00 P.M. EDT. This event will be featured on
> the Ohio Zoom platform.
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> We welcome you!
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> The 30th anniversary of the ADA is being celebrated across the world. So,
> it
> is fitting that Cleveland do the same to commemorate this important
> enactment. The agenda is below!
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> History:
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> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a
> civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with
> disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools,
> transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the
> general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with
> disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The
> ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar
> to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national
> origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals
> with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation,
> state and local government services, and telecommunications. The ADA is
> divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of
> public life.
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> So, join us as we hear from a live prospective by our distinguished
> panelist. As I am, you will also be enlightened by their experiences on the
> fight for equality, opportunity and security. Thus, this enactment has
> upheld persons with disabilities rights for 30 years and deserves to be
> acknowledged and celebrated!
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> Agenda:
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> 5:30 P.m. - Welcome
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> 5:35: P.M. - ADA Quiz
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> 5:45 P.M. - ADA Presentation
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> 6:00 P.M. - Introduction of Panelist
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> I: Cheryl Fields, Title III (Public Accommodations)
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> II: Eric Duffy, Title I (Employment)
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> III: Kinshuk Tella, Title III and Section 504 under the Rehabilitation Act
> (Education)
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> IV: Richard Payne, Title II (Transportation)
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> For questions, comments, and or suggestions, please reach out to Suzanne
> Turner at SMTurner.234 at gmail.com <mailto:SMTurner.234 at gmail.com> .
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peace

Jessica Stover
jjstover at kent.edu
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