Rebecca (Becky) Helms, academic advisor and disability services specialist on Troy University's Dothan Campus, helps us navigate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in our fifth episode of Culture and Belonging. Our candid conversation explores the differences between visible and hidden disabilities and the importance of creating a welcoming, safe space for students and colleagues to self-advocate in the face of increasingly less structured processes (as we move from K-12 to higher education and then to the workplace) for seeking accommodations that level the playing field. Empathy is vital, and we can all learn more about how to promote and prioritize access.

Culture and Belonging: On Ability, Accommodations, and Advocacy

More information, transcripts, and resources available at: https://section504at50.org/episodes/katherine-macfarlane/
Professor Macfarlane is a leading expert on civil procedure, civil rights litigation, and disability law. She has also served as the Special Counsel to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, working on the overhaul of regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, focusing on the regulations’ higher education provisions. Professor Macfarlane will also talk about her experiences as a child with a disability and how they shaped her life and work as a disability rights advocate, student, lawyer, author, professor, and policymaker.

Katherine Macfarlane 504at50

More information, transcripts, and resources available at: https://section504at50.org/episodes/paul-grossman/
For over 30 years, Paul Grossman served as the Chief Regional Attorney for the US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in San Francisco. In Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, Paul has worked on every type of education discrimination matter under Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and the ADA, including securing equal access and academic accommodations for students with disabilities in higher education. For nearly 20 years, Paul also had lead responsibility for internal disability law training for OCR and continues to provide training services for OCR.  In this episode, Paul talks about Disability law and its development, the Disability Rights Movement and the 504 occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building at the United Nations Plaza, and closes with future challenges in the disability rights field.

Paul Grossman - 504 at 50

As we send off 2023, we’re releasing a series of some of our favorite episodes of the year—including some newly unlocked episodes that have previously only been available to patrons. This episode was originally released on August 3rd, 2023. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

Original description: Bea and Jules mark the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a discussion of just how limited the law is compared with how it's portrayed, how to understand the ADA as part of the broader story of welfare state retrenchment in the 1980s and 1990s, and the broader story of how it got this way.

Transcript:
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Note: Sadly we lost Jules' recording to a technical issue, so this episode uses her backup track.

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More information, transcripts, bios, and resources available at adalive.org/episodes/episode-127. 
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, when we raise awareness and promote acceptance of people with developmental disabilities.
In thinking about the barriers faced by people with developmental disabilities and their families, it can be hard to find up-to-date information on the quality services and programs you need to live independently in the community. One important resource for this information is the state Developmental Disabilities Councils, often called “DD Councils.”
Our guest for this episode of ADA Live! is Johnny Callebs, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Episode 127:  What Are Developmental Disabilities Councils?

More information, transcripts, bios, and resources available at adalive.org/episodes/episode-129. Each month, the 10 ADA Centers receive hundreds of calls and emails asking for disability-related information and guidance on their legal rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Many people ask about their employment rights or about an employer’s duty to an employee with a disability.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the EEOC is responsible for enforcement of various employment rights laws. The EEOC handles complaints of employment discrimination that are based on issues such as a person’s disability, age, gender, race, or religion. In this episode, we will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employment discrimination against people with disabilities.

Episode 129:  Employment Discrimination and the ADA: Insights from the EEOC

More information, transcripts, bios, and resources available at adalive.org/episodes/episode-130.The Southeast ADA Center and the ADA National Network get a lot of questions about workplace accommodations. This includes questions about when and how employees can stay at work or return to work after a disabling illness or injury.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that millions of workers experience an injury that puts them at risk of leaving the workforce. While some injuries are work related, many happen off-the-job. These injuries impact not only workers, but family members, employers, and the economy. Many workers can return to work when the get timely and effective help. The RETAIN project, an initiative of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), seeks to aide injured workers in the recovery process and return to economic self-sufficiency.

Our guest for this episode is Kimberly Wickert with RETAIN Kentucky. Kimberly will be talking about the ways the RETAIN demonstration projects help employees and employers, along with other partners, work together so that employees facing illness or injury remain in the workforce.

Episode 130: RETAIN Kentucky Helps Employees Stay at Work or Return to Work

Beatrice and Jules mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a discussion of just how limited the law is compared with how it's portrayed, how to understand the ADA as part of the broader story of welfare state retrenchment in the 1980s and 1990s, and the broader story of how it got this way.

Transcript:
https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/the-ada-as-welfare-reform

This episode was originally released on August 3rd, 2023 to mark the 33rd anniversary of the passage of the ADA, and we're re-releasing it today to mark the 34th anniversary. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

Transcript:
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The ADA as Welfare Reform

Mark Saltz a Parsons New School recently retired professors living in a rent-controlled loft for 35 years, where he paid $795 a month, the professor was stripped of their home and workspace. As he enter his retirement years, Now facing not only legal the in justice but also the negligence of those entrusted to uphold the checks and balances of the system. This story is a glaring example of elderly abuse, masked under legal technicalities.

The professor remains hopeful that a compassionate social worker with knowledge of eviction law and a passion for the arts will recognize the wrongdoing in this case. If nothing else, they hope that their experience can help prevent future injustices against other vulnerable retirees.  

contact: 
markdavidsaltz@gmail.com

NYC Eviction Victim: No One is Safe – A Recently Retired Parsons New School Professor's Story

For more information, bios, resources, and transcripts visit adalive.org/episodes/episode-137/ This  ADA Live episode features Barry Whaley and Troy Balthazor discussing the 2025 ADA National Symposium, which will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ADA. The symposium, hosted by the Great Plains ADA Center, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 15-18, 2025. The event aims to provide comprehensive training on the ADA, attracting up to 1,200 attendees in person and a significant virtual audience. The symposium includes sessions on various ADA-related topics, a certification track for ADA coordinators, and special events to honor the ADA's 35th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

Episode 137: Celebrate 35 Years of Progress at the 2025 National ADA Symposium

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Mark Saltz is a painter who has received an NEA fellowship in painting and a Pollack/ Krasner grant. His work can be found in the Brooklyn Museum of Art,
the Weatherspoon Art Gallery, the Neuberger Museum, the University of Arkansas, and many other institutions. He is a Professor at Parsons School of Design, and LaGuardia Community College in New York. 
BORN: 1948
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, New York
LIVES AND WORKS: New York
EDUCATION: MA, Painting / Drawing / Art History, Goddard College,
Plainfield, Vermont, 1973 BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1969

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