May be an image of hospital and text that says 'ADA LIVE! Southeast ada adaCenter Center ن Burton Blatt BurtonBlattInstitute Institute Syracuse SyracuseUniversity University LEARN ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA). 149 Holiday Hospitality for Guests with Disabilities Nancy Horton Associate Director, Mid- -Atlantic ADA Center AdaLive! adalive!'
Our newest ADALive! podcast episode has dropped. Learn all about Holiday Hospitality for Guests with Disabilities adalive.org/episodes/epi...
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Our newest success story, Building Becomes an Accessible Vinyl Shop, was published today! Read more about Kaia's experience connecting with the ADA National Network here: https://adata.org/short-success-stories#Building%20Becomes%20an%20Accessible%20Vinyl%20Shop #ADANetwork #Disability
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Mental Health America’s Hope for the Holidays resource has tips and tools to help you find joy and peace while managing holiday stress, grief, or anxiety. Explore their Hope for the Holidays resources. mhanational.org/hope-for-the...
11.12.2025 18:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Jason Jones, a bald man with a salt and pepper beard and moustache, wearing a red and white striped polo shirt and a big smile on his face.
The Southeast ADA Center staff are deeply saddened by the passing of Jason Jones, our long-time friend and colleague. He will be greatly missed as a passionate disability rights leader and a caring and generous man. Living What You Believe: Jason Jones’ Lasting Influence hdi.uky.edu/news/living-...
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Exciting news from The Ability Center!
Join the 2026 Employment Training Program to gain tools and resources for inclusive hiring and workplace practices. Participants will learn strategies to employ and support people with disabilities.
Register today at abilitycenter.org/employment-training
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During November, voters throughout the U.S. will be going to their polling place or voting by absentee ballot. Check out our fact sheet: “Welcoming Voters with Disabilities.” #ADA #VotingAccess #DisabilityRights #AccessibleVoting adasoutheast.org/wp-content/u...
03.11.2025 17:15 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ageism Awareness Day - American Society on Aging
Ageism Awareness Day is Oct. 9! Learn more about ageism awareness and how you can get involved.
Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day Ageism Awareness Day is an opportunity to draw attention to the impact of ageism in our society and work together to build age-inclusive communities. asaging.org/ageism-aware... #AgeismAwareness
09.10.2025 13:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
September is National Recovery Month Theme: Recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life) This week highlights how a sense of belonging can help people on their recovery journey. #RecoveryMonth2025 #RecoveryJourney #YouAreNotAlone
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Celebrate and raise awareness of the incredible difference service dogs make in the lives of people with disabilities. September is #NationalServiceDogMonth. If you have questions about service animals, contact us or visit the Service Animal Resource Hub at adata.org/service-anim...
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Recovery starts at the front door
Recovery is a family affair
Recovery is the foundation to a healthy and happy home
Recovery starts with a safe place to call home
September is National Recovery Month Theme: Recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life)
This week focuses on how safe, stable living environments aid recovery from mental health and substance use challenges.
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Volunteers needed for research study Researchers at Syracuse University are looking for individuals to participate in a study to learn more about the effectiveness of services provided to jobseekers with disabilities. If you are interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute by email at VRstudy@syr.edu
Your are eligible if you:
Are 18-64 years old
Currently receive SSI or SSDI
Have access to internet via phone, tablet, or computer
Are not currently receiving benefits counseling services
Participation is voluntary
Participation involves
Completing 3 online surveys of 30 minutes each
Being assigned to one of two groups. Activities may differ by group; some participants will take part in additional sessions related to benefits counseling
Participants will receive
A $25 e-gift card for signing up to participate
A $25 e-gift card for each online survey completed
Interested?
If you are interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute by email at VRstudy@syr.edu
Researchers at Syracuse University are looking for individuals to participate in a study to learn more about the effectiveness of services provided to jobseekers with disabilities. Interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute at VRstudy@syr.edu
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recovery starts with caring for your whole self
Recovery is a way to care for yourself every day
Wellness supports recovery
September is National Recovery Month This week explores key aspects of health and well-being. Key points: Believe you can recover, and you are halfway there. Recovery includes whole health. Treatment, recovery support services, and community connections make recovery possible.
#RecoveryMonth2025
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Text - Tools for Life partner, Lotus, has created a wearable that can control objects at home wirelessly, and is currently seeking participants to use the Lotus Ring! Picture of the ring and a light switch
Participate in a New Technology Pilot Program
Tools for Life partner, Lotus, has created a wearable that can control objects at home wirelessly, and is currently seeking participants to use the Lotus Ring! More information and Register to participate in the pilot study mailchi.mp/gatfl/partic...
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Punk, Policy, and Pride: Dr. Cynthia George’s Story
From punk gigs to policy rooms, Dr. Cynthia George is breaking barriers and amplifying disability pride in this ADA in Tennessee Oral History episode.
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Disaster Preparedness for Parents with Disabilities Webinar
This webinar will take place on Monday, July 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Register brandeis.zoom.us/.../WN_H3VtB....
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University and the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities
14.07.2025 20:36 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
New ADA Live Episode 143: The Importance of Music in the Disability Rights Movement with Jeff Moyer, Disability Rights Activist, Musician, & Writer #ADAAnniversary35 #DisabilityRights
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02.07.2025 21:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Ride Ahead movie poster with an image of Samuel Habib. Text above and below reads "You're invited to the broadcast premiere of The Ride Ahead. July 21, 2025 at 10pm on PBS." Taglines: "Love, Tattoos, and Other Disabled Things. A Film by Samuel Habib and Dan Habib."
About “The Ride Ahead” - Samuel Habib is a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career and find love. But “no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability.” Watch this feature documentary based on the Emmy-winning My Disability Roadmap.
July 21 at 10:00 PM (ET) a new film about #DisabilityInclusion - the TV broadcast premiere of #TheRideAhead
Can't watch in real time? Stream for FREE following the premiere on POV.org and the PBS app.
More Info: www.pbs.org/pov/films/ri...
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30.06.2025 13:42 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Forbes' Accessibility 100 List 2025: Innovation in Accessibility
Forbes’ first-ever Accessibility 100 highlights the biggest innovators and impact-makers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities.
Forbes has released its first “Accessibility 100” list highlighting the biggest innovators & impact-makers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities. #DisabilityAccess #Accessibility #DisabilityAwareness
www.forbes.com/lists/access...
25.06.2025 19:20 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ADALive! New Episode 142: The ADA and Employment Rights for Employees with Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders
adalive.org/episodes/epi...
Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employment rights of people with alcohol or substance use disorders @newenglandada.adata.org
04.06.2025 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ADA 35 Celebrate July 26, 2025 Southeast ADA Center
Join Us in Atlanta June 15 - 18 for the 2025 National ADA Symposium to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the ADA! Many of our staff are presenting, and you will be able to meet the entire Southeast ADA staff - we would love to meet you in person. Learn more adasoutheast.org/join-us-for-...
14.05.2025 16:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You don't want to miss our most recent drop Episode 141: Parental Rights of Parents with Disabilities
adalive.org/episodes/epi...
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Kat Macfarland at her desk displaying a swimming award
Burton Blatt Institute Senior Fellow Kat Macfarlane, SU Law Professor and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program (DLPP) featured in Syracuse University News Stories - CHAMPIONING DISABILITY RIGHTS and a beacon of resilience, advocacy and excellence . bbi.syr.edu/2025/04/kat-...
11.04.2025 17:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Southeast ADA Center – a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University – welcomes Stacey Kernisan as the new ADA Distance Learning and Training Coordinator, advancing our mission of increasing knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bbi.syr.edu/2025/04/stac...
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World Autism Awareness Day April 2 increase understanding of autism spectrum disorders
1 out of 36 kids in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Over 78,000,000 people are the worlds are on the autism spectrum
75% of autistic adults are underemployed or unemployed
World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2nd, and it is a day to celebrate those who either have autism or are autistic. It's a day to raise awareness and increase understanding of autism spectrum disorders. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
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Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Release a Research Brief on Employment and Disability Read the press release to learn more
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Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Release a New Research Brief on Poverty and Disability. Read the press release to learn more adasoutheast.org/southeast-ad...
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3 sets of feet with many mis-matched colorful socks. World Down Syndrome Day logo. Join Us! #LotsOfSocks Friday March 21
Today is World Down Syndrome Day!
#LotsOfSocks #ImproveOurSupportSystem #WorldDownSyndromeDay2025
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