Disabled Telephone Seminars

Intellectual Disabilities and Employer ADA Obligation ... a direct threat, rather than on whether an individual is disabled. As almost every job requires the ability to think, concentrate, communicate and interact with others, to one degree or another, the intellectual disability accommodation issues facing employees are both extremely complex and challenging. This live audio conference will give the tools to assess if an individual has a covered  more...

Students With Disabilities: How to Legally Discipline ...Disabled students who are classified under IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are frequently the subject of student disciplinary proceedings in public school districts. It is imperative that public school district officials understand the obligations imposed by the statutes and how to fulfill these obligations. This live audio conference will help the person responsible for  more...

Special Needs Trusts: What, Why and How ...disabled individuals is important for providing full service to a practitioner's clients and avoiding serious malpractice liability. Unfortunately, the government benefit programs involved and the options available for obtaining and preserving such benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid, are highly complex. Furthermore, the government has elevated its scrutiny of applicants  more...

Options Under Section 504 ...f obligations on such recipients of federal aid regarding disabled students and employees. An educational facility's failure to comply with Section 504 and its regulations can result in time consuming and expensive litigation, an imposing investigation by the Office of Civil Rights and the potential loss of federal assistance. This teleconference will pull together the statutory provisions and  more...

A Comprehensive Approach to Building Excellent ADA Facilities within the Public Right-of-Way ...many entities. Well built ADA facilities benefit both the disabled and able-bodied communities and provide facilities that will endure for decades while conserving precious financial resources. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to explain federal requirements. - You will be able to discuss design options. - You will be able to identify general construction problems. - You will be able to  more...

ADA Update: Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act and Practical Implications for Employers ...endments substantially alter and expand the definition of disabled under the ADA and who might be protected. This teleconference will review the ADA amendments and related issues, provide you with practical advice on how to comply with the ADA, and address common ADA and employment issues that may be impacted by the new law. Human resource managers, benefits professionals, business owners and  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools ...he rights guaranteed to individuals broadly qualified as "disabled." These rights applied to the areas of hiring and working conditions for all employees and also to students eligible for education accommodations under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In subsequent years, Supreme Court decisions (Sutton v. United Airlines [1999], Toyota v. Williams [2002] and others)  more...