Northeast ADA Center

10/31/2025

📣 Upcoming Webinar!
When the Employer Requests Documentation of Disability

The ADA states that employers may request medical documentation as verification of disability, as long as it is “job-related and consistent with business necessity,” but what exactly does this mean? What are the guidelines for these requests? Who can provide this information and what should it say? This presentation will answer these questions and provide real-life examples to help you understand this important topic.

One hour of CRC credit is available.
Register now: https://events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/10866/register

10/31/2025

Our New Small Business at Work website offers practical tools for small businesses as they implement the ADA

Research-based website explains how small businesses can best follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and welcome customers and employees with disabilities

10/30/2025

🎃 Halloween Reminders! 👻

10/29/2025

🎃 Halloween is on Friday! Remember to keep pathways clear! 🎃
Trick or Treating: Accessible Walkways
- Trick or Treating should be fun for all - so keep your pathways clear.
- A clear path that is at least 36 inches wide greatly increases access for people with disabilities.
- Decorations and plantings should not protrude into travel routes.
- Ensure adequate lighting to reduce the risk of falls.

If you have any questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact us at 1-800-949-4232

10/28/2025

Trick-or-Treating: Allergy Awareness
Some kids have allergies that can make celebrating Halloween in the community more challenging for them and their families. How can you make it easier?

- Offer non-food treats such as stickers or novelty items.
- Avoid peanut-based treats.
- Ensure labeling is included on all treats.

If you have questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact us at 1-800-949-4232

10/27/2025

Do you have ADA related questions?
Find out what the Northeast ADA Center can do for you!
Contact our Technical Assistance Line at 1-800-949-4232, email us at northeastada@cornell.edu or check out our many resources on our webpage http://northeastada.org/

10/27/2025

People with disabilities can face barriers and stigma when adopting kids. In this webinar from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University they will share what they wish they knew before navigating adoption, what support helped them, and what professionals should know about adoptive disabled parents and families.

People with disabilities can face barriers and stigma when adopting kids. In this webinar, facilitated by researcher and adoptive parent Kara Ayers, we will hear from two disabled parents, Robin Wilson-Beattie and Yomi Young, about their experiences with adoption. They will share what they wish they knew before navigating adoption, what support helped them, and what professionals should know about adoptive disabled parents and families.

We will be providing ASL interpretation and Zoom automated captions. For any other accommodations, please contact us at Lurie@Brandeis.edu as soon as possible. The presentation will be recorded and available for later viewing.

Register here: https://zurl.co/Pu2qu

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Image description: Webinar flyer on a green background titled Disabled Parents' Adoption Experiences featuring speakers Robin Wilson Beattie and Yomi Young and facilitated by Kara Ayers. The event will be held on Monday November 10 2025 at 1 PM ET via Zoom. The flyer includes the Lurie Institute and Center for Parents with Disabilities logos speaker photos and icons indicating sign language interpretation and closed captioning.

National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities

10/24/2025

"NDEAM is held every October to honor the many contributions people with disabilities make to America’s workplaces and economy and to showcase workplace policies that benefit both employers and employees."
National Disability Employment Awareness Month is almost over, so don't forget to celebrate this month! Read more about NDEAM here: https://accesspress.org/are-you-aware-october-is-ndeam/

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) […]

10/24/2025

Halloween Teal Pumpkin Project Helps Kids With Allergies
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The Teal Pumpkin Project encourages homeowners to offer non-food treats for trick-or-treaters with food allergies—nearly six million in the U.S.

10/24/2025

SAG-AFTRA’s Performers with Disabilities Committee presents 'I'm Pretty Sure I've Got This,' from their series for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

An opinionated producer doesn’t believe that a ambulatory wheelchair user is a thing, let alone could play a yoga teacher, only to be proven wrong and prompt...