Illinois ADA Project

Your Resource for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

Illinois ADA Project: Your Resource for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

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  • Upcoming Trainings and Events:
  • Upcoming Trainings Schedule
  • ADA Audio Conferences for 2010 are offered free of charge. More information is available at www.ada-audio.org.
  • January 19th, 2010: Service Animals: Unraveling the Differences and Best Practices.
  • February 16th, 2010: Aging Workers with Disabilities: Implications for Employers
  • March 16, 2010: Conducting Effective Accessibility Surveys Part I
  • April 20, 2010: Conducting Effective Accessibility Surveys Part II
  • May 18, 2010: Reservations Please: Ensuring Access For Customers With Disabilities
  • June 15, 2010: Disability Statistics: What Do They Tell Us?

  • The ADA Webinar Series for 2010 is offered free of charge. More information is available at: www.ada-audio.org/Webinar/ADALegal.

  • February 3, 2010: – Impact of the Supreme Court’s ADA Decisions
  • April 7, 2010: – Reasonable Accommodation Legal Update
  • June 2, 2010: – “Invisible Disabilities” and the ADA

  • Other Upcoming Trainings:

  • March 8, 2010: Presentation at the Jane Addams School of Social Work titled, “ADA Issues for Social Workers.”

  • Trainings Equip for Equality Open to the Public

  • March 23, 2010: 1:30 PM – Equip for Equality In-House Training on Title III
  • April 6, 2010: 1:30 PM – Equip for Equality In-House Training on the ADA Amendments Act
  • April 21, 2010: 1:30 PM – Equip for Equality In-House Training on Requesting Accommodations at School and Work

  • A full schedule of community events is available on the Community Events page.

 

Welcome to the Illinois ADA Project Homepage

Our goal is to educate, enrich, and enlighten the people, businesses, and organizations of Illinois regarding the ADA. Read about what we do in the Our Services Section.

  • The Illinois ADA Project is funded by the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center to provide ADA information to individuals and private and public organizations throughout Illinois.

The Illinois ADA Project would like to thank our collaborative partners: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; disaiblityworks; the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network (CBLN); and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce for their support of the Illinois ADA Project. Please see our Resource Page for more information on these organizations.

I. About the Illinois ADA Project
II. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  A. Goals of the ADA
  B. Benefits of ADA Awareness

About the Illinois ADA Project

The work of the Illinois ADA Project is guided by a Steering Committee that includes individuals with disabilities, advocates, service providers, government agencies, and businesses. The Illinois ADA Project Steering Committee consists of representatives from the following organizations:

  • 1800getajob
  • A Personnel Commitment
  • Access Living
  • Accessibility Consultation & Training Services
  • Association Forum of Chicagoland
  • Chicago Workforce Board
  • Chicagoland Business Leadership Network  C
  • hicagoland Chamber of Commerce
  • Deloitte
  • disabilityworks 
  • Equip for Equality
  • Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
  • Illinois Department of Human Services 
  • Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services
  • Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL)
  • LifeCare Design Studio
  • Mark Trieglaff and Associates 
  • Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) 
  • Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (MOWD) 
  • Northern Trust 
  • Rush University Medical Center
  • Statewide Independent Living Council 
  • The DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA and IT Center
  • Village of Oak Park 
  • Walgreens
  • West Suburban Access News Association 

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The ADA is the 1990 Civil Rights Law designed to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America. The ADA seeks to ensure that people with disabilities are fully integrated into the fabric of society. The Act prohibits discrimination, requires that businesses provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and provides that facilities and services be made accessible. The five parts of the ADA are:

  • Title I: Employment
  • Title II: State and Local Governments
  • Title III: Public Accommodations and Commerical Facilities
  • Title IV: Telecommunications
  • Title V: Miscellaneous

Goals of the ADA

  • Equal treatment under the law

  • Fairness to individuals, businesses, and the government

  • Independence

  • Access to facilities and services

  • A diverse, integrated, and welcoming society for people with disabilities

  • Clear, enforceable standards

Benefits of Increased ADA Awareness

Increasing ADA awareness will lead to a society where America's goals of freedom, equality, justice, and fairness can be attained and each individual’s uniqueness is fully appreciated and their potential realized.