This year, ADA-Indiana introduced a new business resource, a postcard titled "Good Access is Good Business". The postcard is modeled after a similar resource developed by Patrick Going of Rocky Mountain Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center. The ADA-Indiana postcard lists five ways that businesses can make money using the ADA, and five reasons businesses should learn about the ADA. Some of the benefits cited include: staff trained in disability etiquette gives all customers better service, and tax credits for building improvements and accommodations. ADA-Indiana plans to disseminate the postcard to businesses through local Chambers of Commerce in Indiana. Another resource for businesses from ADA-Indiana is a booklet titled, "Making Places of Public Accommodations Accessible to All". This booklet was developed by the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Diversity Team, and printed under the auspices of ADA-Indiana's Collaborative Community ADA Implementation Grants program. The intent of the booklet is to inform local businesses about the requirements of Title III of the ADA, pointing out the economic benefits of compliance with the ADA and connecting businesses with local, regional, and national resources. The introduction was written by the President of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce who encourages businesses to think about the incentives to comply with the ADA such as business investment and customer service. For more information about the Collaborative Community ADA Implementation Grants contact ADA-Indiana or call (812) 855-6508.

ADA-OHIO is planning a seminar titled, "Demystifying the Interplay of the ADA with FMLA and Workers' Comp." The Seminar will be held on April 11, 2005, from 1:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. at The Blackwell on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. The presenters include Kim Shumate, an attorney and President of the Columbus Bar Association; Mike Travis, an attorney from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; and Larry Watkins, regional attorney for the Cleveland office of EEOC. The moderator for this event will be David Kessler, an attorney and Chair of the ADA-OHIO Board of Trustees. A reception will follow the seminar and will be hosted by noted Restaurant Critic, John Marshall. The seminar is a pre-conference option in association with the Multiple-Perspectives Conference hosted annually by the ADA Coordinator's office at The Ohio State University. The Conference will be April 12 and 13, 2005. For more information contact ADA-OHIO at (800)-232-6446 or at adaohio@aol.com.