Author: Blake Roberts

Introduction This week, I summarize a webinar presentation by an organization whose webinars I have not summarized for a while. The organization is the FISA Foundation I previously summarized one of their webinars in April 2021. That blog post was "Webinar: Cultural Humility". On October 28, 2021, I virtually attended FISA Foundation’s webinar “Race, Disability,… Continue reading Webinar: Disability and Organizational Culture

Introduction As I mentioned in my blog post last week, "Webinar: NDEAM 2021", October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. As I wrote at that time, October is one of my favorite months because of NDEAM. On October 26, 2021, I attended an archived webinar presented by the Employer Assistance Resource Network entitled "Increasing Disability… Continue reading Webinar: Centralized Accommodation Programs

Introduction July and October are two of my favorite months of the year. July is important because it commemorates passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In October, the U.S. celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). On October 20, 2021, I virtually attended the first public showing of YouTube video: NDEAM 2021. In this… Continue reading Webinar: NDEAM 2021

Introduction This is the final part in my series of articles about the 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference which I attended virtually this year in September over 3 days. If you have not yet read the first two parts, I suggest reading summary of day 1: September 15 and summary of day 2: September 21 before… Continue reading 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference, Part 3

Introduction This is part 2 in my series of articles about the 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference which I attended virtually in September over 3 days. Here is a link to my blog post about 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference summary: part 1. As I wrote last week, it was held on September 15, 21 and 22.… Continue reading 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference, Part 2

Introduction Every year for over a decade, I have been part of the Delaware LIFE Conference. Unlike pre-pandemic, the 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference this year was entirely virtual. The LIFE abbreviation refers to legislation, independence, family and education. It was held over 3 days in September instead of 1 in January. The length of this… Continue reading 2021 Delaware LIFE Conference: Part 1

Introduction As long-time readers of my blog might have learned, I am interested in learning new things. On September 9, 2021, I attended a webinar hosted by the Pacific ADA Center. The webinar was part of the Pacific ADA Center’s Emergency Management webinar series. The webinar was entitled "Global Disability Leadership Before, During and After… Continue reading Webinar: Global Disaster Disability Initiatives

Introduction I recently listened to a webinar to learn more about accessible architecture requirements. On September 2, 2021, the U.S. Access Board Conducted a webinar entitled "Common Sources of Confusion in the ADA and ABA Standards". There were three presenters representing the U.S. Access Board. This event was hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center… Continue reading Webinar: Accessible Architecture

Introduction October is one of my favorite months of the year. July recognizes passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). October is important because National Disability Employment Awareness Month Recognizes employment of people with disabilities. Since NDEAM is coming up in about a month, I chose this week to summarize an employment-themed webinar which… Continue reading Webinar: The ADA and Employment

Introduction As long-time readers of my blog might be aware, I definitely enjoy learning about disability-related topics. By sharing webinar summaries and my other blog articles, the goal is always to pass on information to other people. On August 24, 2021, I attended a webinar entitled ADA National Network 30th Anniversary Series: Spotlight on Webinars… Continue reading Webinar: Learning Opportunities Through the ADA National Network