Calendar of Upcoming Events
If you are sponsoring an upcoming community event or know of one that you would like posted on this page, please use our online contact form to send us the details.
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May 2008
Equip for Equality Public Priorities Meeting
May 28, 2008
More information on this meeting can be found here:
http://www.equipforequality.org/about/planpriorities.php
Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
May 29, 2008
The May meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday May 29th from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 North Michigan, Suite 300). The meeting will focus on the intersection of special education and school discipline, including issues involving the juvenile justice system. Our speakers will be Monica Llorente from the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern School of Law, Wallace Winter from the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, and Rachel Shapiro from Equip for Equality. A sign language interpreter will be available for the meeting. Anyone needing accommodations should contact Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org. The meeting will also be webcast - to participate go to www.illinoislegaladvocate.org and click on "calendar" .
June 2008
ADA Webinar sponsored by the DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center
June 3, 2008
The DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center is pleased to announce the 4th in a series of webinars focused on Employment Topics to be held on Tuesday, June 3rd. The topic will be Qualified as related to Reasonable Accommodations such as Leave, Reassignment and Job Modifications
The webinar utilizes an on line conferencing system. The Online Conferencing System is a fully accessible integrated data and voice medium that enables users to conduct workshops over the Internet from just about any computer with a high speed network connection and web browser. Participation is enhanced with use of a personal microphone.
COST: $100 per session. Discounts are available if you register for more than one session in the series. (10% discount for 2 sessions, 15% discount for 3-4 sessions, 20% discount for 5-6 sessions).
TIME: The session is 90 minutes in length and is held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Central Time Zone (CT)
For registration contact DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center at gldbtac@uic.edu or go on-line at: www.adagreatlakes.org
Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
June 25, 2008
The June meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday June 25th from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 North Michigan, Suite 300). Karen Tamley, the Commissioner for the Mayors Office for People with Disabilities, will be providing an update on the work of the City of Chicago on behalf of people with disabilities. A sign language interpreter will be available for the meeting. Anyone needing accommodations should contact Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org. The meeting will also be webcast - to participate go to www.illinoislegaladvocate.org and click on "calendar"
July 2008
Access ChicagoJuly 17, 2008
The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities hosts an annual expo in July that brings together over 100 exhibitors to showcase top disability-related service providers, product merchandisers, assistive technology suppliers and recreational activities under one roof. Join MOPD at Access Chicago 2008 on Thursday, July 17th at Navy Pier - Festival Hall A from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Access Chicago is free and open to the public. Attendees can test various disability products and equipment; learn about legal rights, employment incentives, home ownership; and participate in several interactive recreational opportunities such as enabling gardening as well as adaptive minitature golf, fishing, rowing and climbing walls. Equip for Equality will have a booth at this event.
ADA Webinar sponsored by the DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center
July 22, 2008
The DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center is pleased to announce the 5th in a series of webinars focused on Employment Topics to be held on Tuesday, June 3rd. The topic will be ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disability: Regarded As, Record of, and Association Disability
The webinar utilizes an on line conferencing system. The Online Conferencing System is a fully accessible integrated data and voice medium that enables users to conduct workshops over the Internet from just about any computer with a high speed network connection and web browser. Participation is enhanced with use of a personal microphone.
COST: $100 per session. Discounts are available if you register for more than one session in the series. (10% discount for 2 sessions, 15% discount for 3-4 sessions, 20% discount for 5-6 sessions).
TIME: The session is 90 minutes in length and is held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Central Time Zone (CT)
For registration contact DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center at gldbtac@uic.edu or go on-line at: www.adagreatlakes.org
Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
July 23, 2008
The July meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday July 23rd from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 North Michigan, Suite 300). Professor Mark Weber will be discussing Disability Harassment. A sign language interpreter will be available for the meeting. Anyone needing accommodations should contact Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org. The meeting will also be webcast - to participate go to www.illinoislegaladvocate.org and click on "calendar" July 26 - Disability Pride Parade The link should provide the following information: The 5th Annual Disability Pride Parade will take place in Chicago on Saturday July 26th. To learn more go to www.disabilityprideparade.org
July 26, 2008
The 5th Annual Disability Pride Parade will take place in Chicago on Saturday July 26th. To learn more go to www.disabilityprideparade.org.
August 2008
Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
August 26, 2008
The August meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday August 26th from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 North Michigan, Suite 300). The topic of the meeting will be the Voting Rights of People with Disabilities. A sign language interpreter will be available for the meeting. Anyone needing accommodations should contact Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org. The meeting will also be webcast - to participate go to www.illinoislegaladvocate.org and click on "calendar"
September 2008
ADA Webinar sponsored by the DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center
September 23, 2008
The DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center is pleased to announce the 6th in a series of webinars focused on Employment Topics to be held on Tuesday, June 3rd. The topic will be Direct Threat/Safety in the Workplace.
The webinar utilizes an on line conferencing system. The Online Conferencing System is a fully accessible integrated data and voice medium that enables users to conduct workshops over the Internet from just about any computer with a high speed network connection and web browser. Participation is enhanced with use of a personal microphone.
COST: $100 per session. Discounts are available if you register for more than one session in the series. (10% discount for 2 sessions, 15% discount for 3-4 sessions, 20% discount for 5-6 sessions).
TIME: The session is 90 minutes in length and is held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Central Time Zone (CT)
For registration contact DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center at gldbtac@uic.edu or go on-line at: www.adagreatlakes.org.
