The Great Lakes Fall regional meeting was held November 21-22, 2005 at the Wyndham Chicago Hotel. The semi-annual regional meeting brought together representatives of the 6 state steering committees funded by the Center. In all 28 individuals from
IL,
IN,
MI,
MN,
OH and
WI participated in the meeting.
The first day of the meeting included presentations by Bob Alvarez, Janet Peters, Peter Berg and Robin Jones from the Great Lakes Center regarding outcomes measurements for the upcoming year. The presentations also highlighted the results of the previous year's collection of data on reasonable accommodation training for employers, accessible
IT policies in K-12 educational settings, and web site accessibility in post secondary educational settings. The first day also featured a demonstration of an on-line meeting program that is accessible to individuals that use assistive technology and to individuals that are deaf. The day concluded with an update on federal
ADA cases by Barry Taylor, Director of Legal Services, Equip for Equality.
The second day of the meeting began with a presentation from Claudia Diaz on the new
ADA Audio Conference website. Participants were shown all of the new features of the site, which now includes an on-line credit card payment option. The meeting concluded with presentations by the state steering committees regarding their work since the Spring Regional meeting held in Overland,
KS in May. The steering committees through their work attempt to foster voluntary compliance of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Several committees highlighted projects funded through the committee-s mini grant program.
For additional information on the Great Lakes
ADA and Accessible
IT Center or any of the state steering committees you may contact the Center by calling 800-949-4232 (Voice/
TTY) or via our
on-line contact form.
