Author: Blake Roberts

audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction Part of my blog post last week included my ADA reflections. As a follow-up article, I am sharing a webinar which includes reflections from other people. On July 22, 2021 I attended a webinar featuring the perspectives of current and past Directors of Americans with… Continue reading Webinar: ADA Reflections from Leaders of ADA Centers

audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction As I mentioned in my article published last week, July is one of my favorite months because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law 31 years ago. On July 21, 2021, I attended a webinar entitled "A Smattering of ADA Cases Worth Noting for… Continue reading Summary of ADA Legal Webinar and Blake’s ADA reflections

  audio version (opens in a new tab)     Introduction One of my favorite months of the year is July. In this month, the Americans with Disabilities Act became U.S. law 31 years ago. On July 20, 2021, I attended a webinar hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center Entitled "ADA Anniversary Update". IN… Continue reading Webinar: ADA Anniversary Update

audio version (opens in a new tab) Introduction I have become interested in emergency management webinars in part because of the pandemic. On July 8, 2021, I attended a webinar hosted by the Pacific ADA Center Entitled "How Personal Assistance Services Promote the Self-Determination of People with Disabilities Recovering from Disaster". The link above includes… Continue reading Webinar: Personal Assistance During Disasters

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 topic was "Digital Accessibility:… 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