Effective Communication and the ADA

Description

For many people with disabilities, the ADA requirement for effective communication is vitally important. Effective communication issues can arise in many different settings including healthcare, government services, entertainment, transportation and employment. This session will review how the term "effective communication" has been interpreted through regulations and by the courts. If you want to have the most up-to-date information on effective communication, make sure you participate in this webinar.

Speakers: Barry Taylor, Vice President of Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation and Rachel M. Weisberg, Staff Attorney, Equip For Equality

Registration:

The webinar is free, but advance registration is required.

Continuing Education Recognition available: Certificate of Attendance (Free); Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) (1.5 Contact Hours) A certificate of attendance is available upon request once actual attendance/participation is documented.

All webinar sessions are scheduled from 2:00-3:30 p.m. (90 minute sessions) in the Eastern Time Zone (ET). The program is available in three formats: Teleconference; Streaming Audio via the Blackboard Collaborate webinar platform; Real-time Captioning via the Blackboard Collaborate webinar platform. All sessions will have a written transcript as well as a digital recording of the session archived after the event.

This session will be closed captioned via the webinar platform

Register on-line at: http://adagreat.powweb.com/Registration/ (you will be required to establish an account with our system if you don’t already have one)