Recent Training Seminars
July 22, 2008 - ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disability: Regarded As, Record of, and Association Disability
The ADA provides protections to people who may not have a current ADA defined disability. This session will review the ADA and its regulations; EEOC guidance and recent case law, as well as provide employers with information that will help them to avoid pitfalls that may be encountered when navigating this often overlooked area of the law.
DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center
Announcing the 2008 Legal Issues Webinar Series: Employment and the ADA
The DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center is pleased to announce a new educational opportunity for 2008. This program will focus on employment issues and disability discrimination under the ADA.
- July 22, 2008 - Webinar for the DBTAC: DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center on "ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disability: Regarded As, Record Of, and Association Disability." (See the attached document on Webinar Information for further information).
- July 17, 2008 - Access Chicago sponsored by the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. Please see: this link for more information.
- July 15, 2008 - State of Illinois ADA Celebration. There will be workshops on the ADA Restoration Act and on ADA Emergency Evacuation Issues. Please see: www.dhs.state.il.us for more information.
- June 3, 2008 - Webinar for the DBTAC: DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center on "Qualified as Related to Reasonable Accommodations such as Leave, Reassignment and Job Modifications." (See the attached document on Webinar Information for further information).
July 7, 2008 - Provided Training to the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network titled, "ADA Qualified Issues as Related to Reasonable Accommodations Such as Leave, Reassignment and Job Modifications.
June 3, 2008 - Qualified as related to Reasonable Accommodations such as Leave, Reassignment and Job Modifications
Are employees who need leave, reassignment or modified job duties still qualified employees with disabilities under the ADA? This session will review the ADA and its regulations, EEOC guidance, and recent case law decision that focus on how certain accommodation requests relate to employees' abilities to perform essential job functions.
April 22, 2008 - Webinar for the DBTAC: DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center on ADA Disability Harassment, Retaliation, andDiscipline Issues. (See the attached document on Webinar Information for further information).
April,11, 2008 - Training at the Wisconsin Rehabilitation and Transition Conference titled, "Countdown to Disability Disclosure: What Employees and Service Providers Should Know."
April 2, 2008 - Training on ADA Title I Employment Issues for vocational rehabilitation students at Wright College.
March 20, 2008 - Training on Title I and Title II ADA Issues for area village officials at the Oak Park Public Library. The training was sponsored by the Progress Center for Independent Living, www.progresscil.org.
March 27, 2008 - Training at the Chicago Bar Association on "ADA Employment Issues for People with Psychiatric Disabilities." This training was attended by 120 attorneys.
March 17, 2008 - Training on ADA Employment Issues under Title I at the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus.
March 4, 2008 - Webinar for the DBTAC: DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center on Medical Inquiries, Hiring, and Confidentiality Issues.
January 22, 2008 - Webinar for the DBTAC: DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center, "Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities."
January 10, 2008 - Training and facilitated discussion at the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network Quarterly Meeting on the ADA Restoration Act.