Northeast ADA Center

05/04/2026

New Disability Statistics Features: 30,000+ New Places on DisabilityStatistics.org!
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026�
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Explore powerful new updates to DisabilityStatistics.org, including:�✔️ Newly processed 2024 statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS)�✔️ Local data for 30,000+ municipalities, cities, town, villages, and boroughs�✔️ New mapping functionality based on Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial platform
Join Bill Erickson and Camille Lee for a live walkthrough and learn how to use these tools to support policy, make decisions, and request funding so that people with disabilities are more fully included in the workplace and community.
Don’t miss this chance to turn data into impact!
👉 Register Now: https://events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/11559/register

05/04/2026

What did the 1999 US Supreme Court Olmstead Decision say about the ADA?

It clarified that under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), state-funded supports and services for people with disabilities must be community-based when appropriate, reasonable, and the wish of the individual.
For more information on the Olmstead Decision or the ADA visit our website: https://www.northeastada.org/

05/04/2026

📍JOIN US TOMORROW! Register and set your reminders for the Tales from the TA Line Webinar!
Do you have ADA-related questions? Our TA team has the answers!
Join the Northeast ADA Center Technical Assistance Team for a lively webinar packed with real questions, tricky scenarios, and expert insights. From employment and service animals to education, effective communication, and accessible websites.
Hear how the team tackles complex cases and walks through real-life solutions—it’s your chance to sharpen your ADA knowledge. Don’t miss it!

🗓 May 5, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
👉 REGISTER NOW: https://events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/11378/register

05/04/2026

If you or someone you know may be facing disability discrimination, it’s important to understand your rights and options.

👉 Learn more: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc-disability-related-resources

A recent federal lawsuit highlights an important reminder: employees with disabilities should be afforded reasonable accommodations — not demotions.

Smiths Detection, Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 to settle an EEOC disability discrimination case after demoting an employee with hearing loss who requested protective equipment to protect her residual hearing. Instead of engaging in the required interactive process to find a reasonable solution, the company reassigned her to a lower-paying role.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) exists to ensure fairness, dignity, and equal opportunity in the workplace. Employers must work with employees to provide accommodations unless it creates an undue hardship — not push them aside.

If you or someone you know may be facing disability discrimination, it’s important to understand your rights and options.

👉 Learn more: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc-disability-related-resources

04/30/2026

The May 6th Joint Public Hearing will examine how effectively New York’s disability service, workforce development, and employer systems are supporting individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining competitive, integrated employment. This will be live-streamed.

Joint – Senate Standing Committee on DisabilitiesChair: Senator Patricia Fahyand Senate Standing Committee on LaborChair: Senator Jessica RamosPublic Hearing: Examining barriers to employment for individuals with disabilities in New York and assessing the effectiveness of existing state policies i...

04/30/2026

What is the ADA Participation Action Research Consortium
(ADA PARC)?

This national collaboration gathers data about community living, community participation, and work/economic participation of people with disabilities.

For more information visit:
https://adaparc.shinyapps.io/ADA_PARC/

04/30/2026

New Fact Sheet on Web and Mobile App Accessibility at Colleges and Universities 💻📱
https://s3.amazonaws.com/production-northeastada-org/local/en/NotheastADA-Fact-sheet-2026-Web-App-Accessibility-Higher-Ed.pdf

04/30/2026

🚨New Disability Statistics Features: 30,000+ New Places on DisabilityStatistics.org!
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Explore powerful new updates to DisabilityStatistics.org, including:
✔️ Newly processed 2024 statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS)
✔️ Local data for 30,000+ municipalities, cities, town, villages, and boroughs
✔️ New mapping functionality based on Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial platform
Join Bill Erickson and Camille Lee for a live walkthrough and learn how to use these tools to support policy, make decisions, and request funding so that people with disabilities are more fully included in the workplace and community.
Don’t miss this chance to turn data into impact!
👉 Register Now: https://events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/11559/register

04/30/2026

📍Register and set your reminders for the Tales from the TA Line Webinar!
Do you have ADA-related questions? Our TA team has the answers!
Join the Northeast ADA Center Technical Assistance Team for a lively webinar packed with real questions, tricky scenarios, and expert insights. From employment and service animals to education, effective communication, and accessible websites.
Hear how the team tackles complex cases and walks through real-life solutions—it’s your chance to sharpen your ADA knowledge. Don’t miss it!

🗓 May 5, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: https://events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/11378/register

04/30/2026

NY PLAYS Grants Available! Applications will be accepted from May 4 through June 15, 2026. Of the total funding available, not less than $35 million will be reserved for playground projects located in underserved communities, helping ensure equitable access to high-quality outdoor play spaces statewide.

Governor Hochul announced that a new funding opportunity through the NY PLAYS Initiative, a competitive grant program that will provide $67.5 million in capital funding to help municipalities and nonprofit organizations construct, expand and renovate public playgrounds for all abilities across New Y...

04/29/2026

What do the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require?
They require newly designed and constructed or altered state and local government facilities, public accommodations, and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to-and usable by-individuals with disabilities.

04/29/2026

🐾 Happy International Guide Dog Day! 🦮💛
Celebrating the amazing guide dogs who make independent mobility possible for people who are blind or have low vision—and the dedication behind their training and care.