Great Plains ADA Center

10/19/2025

Easterseals MORC is back with another awesome accessible Halloween toolkit! Check it out now!

👻 Looking for free tips for a scare-free Halloween? Look no further! No tricks, just free tips, costume ideas, and resources to make sure your ghouls and goblins enjoy this year's Halloween celebrations!
🎃 Check out the Spooky Support Kit at: https://bit.ly/SpookySupportKit

10/19/2025

Check out this article about Izzy Camilleri, fashion designer and founder of IZ, her adaptive clothing line for people with disabilities

Fashion icon Izzy Camilleri bridges high fashion and accessibility, designing stylish adaptive clothing for people who use wheelchairs.

10/18/2025

Opportunity to participate! The Pregnancy Decisions App Project is a National Institute of Health funded research effort to learn what information people with developmental disabilities need about pregnancy.

To Learn more about the Pregnancy Decisions App Project and how you can get involved, visit https://www.ohsu.edu/university-center-excellence-development-disability/reproductive-health-research

10/18/2025

October is also ADHD Awareness Month! This year's theme is "The Many Faces of ADHD". To find out more about reasonable accommodations while working with ADHD, visit the Job Accommodation Network - https://askjan.org/disabilities/Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder-AD-HD.cfm

The month of October is . ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is a condition that affects how your brain works.🧠

Studies show that ADHD may affect certain areas of the brain that allow us to solve problems, plan ahead, understand others’ actions, and control our impulses.

The theme for 2025 is ‘The Many Faces of ADHD’, which aims to highlight the diverse experiences of individuals living with ADHD.💜

To find out more about ADHD, check out our website: https://tinyurl.com/234j4397

10/18/2025

Very cool interview with UK photographer Gary Williamson as he discusses his vision loss and adapting his career

"My philosophy has always been to get on and cope with life and make the best of it, disability or not. Focus on what you CAN still do, not what you’ve lost.

If you just look at what you have lost, you will dwell in the negative, Remember too that you are seeing something unique, that nobody else sees in the quite same way. And technology is definitely removing some of the barriers for visually impaired people wanting to become photographers."

To celebrate World Sight Day, blind photographer Gary Williamson reveals how he is able to take such wonderful shots

10/18/2025

Election day is right around the corner. Interested in learning more about voting rights for individuals with disabilities? Check out this helpful fact sheet from our friends at the Northeast ADA Center - Four Laws That Protect the Rights of Voters with Disabilities

https://s3.amazonaws.com/production-northeastada-org/local/en/NortheastADA-Fact-sheet-voting-laws.pdf

10/17/2025

It's hard to believe, but Halloween is just two weeks away! Be sure to stay tuned for tips for creating disability-friendly trick-or-treating experiences, Halloween parties, and more!

Let's get started with this helpful 2024 article from A Day in Our Shoes with 10 tips for planning fun, disability-friendly Halloween festivities!

https://adayinourshoes.com/disabilities-and-halloween/

Make Halloween fun and inclusive for all! Tips on creating accessible events, understanding kids' needs, and ensuring everyone feels welcome this spooky season.

10/17/2025

Hot off the presses! The October 2025 issue of our free e-newsletter, The ADA Report, is available now! Get the latest regional and national ADA-related news including information about National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), disability-related rulemaking, recent ADA enforcement, and upcoming learning opportunities!

To view the issue, visit https://conta.cc/4nRpRsA

10/16/2025

Exciting news for children with disabilities around the region! A new amusement park with accessible rides is coming to Olathe!

"Halo Ridge represents a significant investment in inclusive recreation, promising to bring joy and accessibility to children with special needs in the region."

Halo Ridge, a new theme park for children with special needs, is coming to Olathe, featuring adaptive rides, a medical office, and more

10/16/2025

Upcoming virtual learning opportunity happening next Wednesday, October 22 - hear about self-advocacy for neurodivergent individuals!

Reminder! ⭐ Our TEAM webinar featuring Mark Tapia is next Wednesday! Register now at https://bit.ly/TEAMOctWebinar

Originally from St. Louis, Mark is a passionate self-advocate who pursued a passion for education and advocacy, earning a Master’s in Special Education from the University of Missouri and completing a Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin in 2023. This webinar will address the crucial concepts of self-advocacy and self-determination, which allow neurodivergent individuals to express their needs, assert their rights, and actively participate in decisions shaping their lives.

10/16/2025

Great coverage of National Disability Mentoring Day activities in the Hutchinson and Wichita areas

“They get to see mentorship, they get to see job shadowing, they get to see different careers, but they also get to see and meet successful people living with disabilities in their communities that are doing really good work,” Frischenmeyer said. “It’s just an all-around great and empowering day.

A group in Hutchinson says it was “breaking down stigmas” on Wednesday by exposing students with disabilities to career opportunities on National Disability Mentorship Day.

10/16/2025

Check out this list of frequently asked questions about effective communication requirements under the ADA!

Do businesses need to have a qualified interpreter on hand in order to communicate with a person who is deaf? Learn more about what the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires for effective communication: https://adata.org/faq/do-businesses-need-have-qualified-interpreter-hand-order-communicate-person-who-deaf