The Great Lakes Vine features information from various entities and organizations that partner with the Great Lakes ADA Center to foster voluntary compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Equip for Equality (EFE), the Illinois Protection and Advocacy Organization for people with disabilities, will be the fiscal agent for the Illinois ADA Project, a statewide resource for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information. A public introduction of the
Illinois ADA Project will be held at Equip for Equality on September 29th at 3:30 P.M. Zena Naiditch, President and C.E.O of EFE will provide opening remarks, followed by a presentation about The Illinois ADA Project by Alan Goldstein, Senior Attorney for EFE.
The project will provide information on the ADA for individuals, businesses, and organizations,
answer ADA related questions, perform ADA Trainings for individuals, businesses, and organizations, and assist with finding additional ADA resources. Please contact
EFE if you are interested in attending.
312-341-0022
Se Habla Español. 800/537-2632 V
800-610-2779 TTY
312-341-0295 F
ADA-Indiana commemorated the 14th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act by hosting an awards ceremony for the fourteen young Hoosiers who were winners in the Statewide ADA-Indiana Calendar Art Contest. The event took place on Saturday, July 24th at the Indianapolis Zoo. Many of the winners, their families, and ADA-Indiana members were on hand for the event. ADA-Indiana's Statewide Calendar Art Contest invited young people from Indiana communities to create an original piece of art that in some way depicts how the ADA has made a positive impact in their community and on people's lives. ADA-Indiana received more than 200 entries for all areas of Indiana. The winning artwork will be featured in ADA-Indiana's 15th Anniversary of the ADA Calendar to be published later this year. Please visit www.adaindiana.org for more information about Indiana's 2004 Celebration and ADA-Indiana.
ADA-OHIO presented its first annual ADA Award on August 15 to Playhouse Square Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for its work in creating an isolation booth called ProtectoZone for persons with multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). ProtectoZone allows individuals with MCS to participate in cultural events at the theater without being exposed to chemicals in the air such as perfume, deodorant, and hairspray. The annual ADA Award is presented to individuals and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to compliance with The Americans with Disabilities Act. The Award is made possible through an ongoing grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. The Board of Trustees for ADA-OHIO determines the recipients. The next ADA Award will be presented at a luncheon on April 12, 2005, in conjunction with a seminar being planned by ADA-OHIO entitled, "Demystifying the Interplay of the ADA with FMLA and Workers' Comp." This seminar will be a pre-conference option associated with the Multiple Perspectives Conference, which is hosted annually by the ADA Coordinator's Office at The Ohio State University.