Author: Blake Roberts

audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction I have shared in the past information which I learned from webinars about Covid, with a focus on people with disabilities. This is another article with a similar purpose. On July 1, 2021, I attended a webinar from the Pacific ADA Center Entitled “ADA National… Continue reading Webinar: Disability Lessons from Covid-19

audio version (opens in a new tab) Introduction This week, I focus on a webinar about employment for people with two types of disabilities. On June 29, 2021, I attended a webinar offered by the Mental Health and Developmental Disability National Training Center. The training was entitled "MHDD Webinar Series-- Effective Supports to Lead to… Continue reading Webinar: Employment Success for People with Developmental and/or Mental Health Disabilities

  audio version (opens in a new tab)       Introduction As a person with a disability, I place a high value on technology which is accessible. Accessible technology can provide inclusion and independence for people with disabilities. On June 22, 2021, I attended a webinar from the Earn (Employer Assistance Resource Network). The… Continue reading Webinar: Accessible Technology

  audio version (opens in a new tab)         Introduction One’s health is important to consider. On June 15, 2021, I attended a webinar by the Great Lakes ADA Center Entitled "Health Care Access for Patients and Companions that are Blind or Experiencing Vision Loss". In this blog post, I will summarize… Continue reading Webinar: Health Care for People who are Blind

  audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction Following up on my blog article about building codes, I am focusing today on the Fair Housing Act As it pertains to people with disabilities. On September 17, 2019, the Great Lakes ADA Center conducted a webinar entitled “The Fair Housing Act and Persons… Continue reading Webinar: Fair Housing Act

audio version (opens in a new tab) Introduction This week, I shine the spotlight on assistive technology, specifically web site accessibility. I have written about this subject previously. For example, the importance of headings and descriptive links were discussed in my blog post about creating accessible information. Today, I discuss web site accessibility by summarizing… Continue reading Webinar: Web Site Accessibility Principles

    audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction This week, I focus on a subject which I chose to learn more about. On May 18, 2021, the Great Lakes ADA Center moderated a webinar entitled “Building Codes and the 2010 ADA Standards “. The link above provides presentation materials and webinar recording.… Continue reading Webinar: Building Codes and the ADA

      audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction I attended a webinar at the end of April which discussed two related topics. On April 26, 2021, the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems Presented a webinar about people with disabilities and disaster planning. The topic was "Strengths-Based Planning… Continue reading Webinar: People with Disabilities and Disaster Planning

    audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction As a person with a disability, I place a high value on accessibility, including access to the digital world. I was particularly interested in a webinar which was held virtually on April 27, 2021, by TPGi (The Paciello Group). It was entitled “Crystal… Continue reading Webinar: An Accessibility Crystal Ball

  audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction I have known for years that the train service Amtrak has not been fully accessible for wheelchair users. Consequently, I chose to attend a webinar about a recent settlement agreement between Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Justice. Hosted by the Great Lakes ADA… Continue reading Webinar: Amtrak Settlement Agreement