2016 State of the Science Conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

People march in the ADA Anniversary parade holding a banner reading ADA 25 Pioneers of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The State of the Science Conference on the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was held May 4th, 2016 in Washington DC. The conference was coordinated by the ADA Knowledge Translation Center, which is funded through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

Webcast

The content of the presentations was simulcast online using the Adobe Connect meeting platform. The webcast was captioned and recorded. Links to each presentation can be found in the agenda below.

Conference transcripts

The audio portion of the conference presentations was transcribed.

Morning Session (Microsoft Word document)
Afternoon Session (Microsoft Word document)

Agenda

Time	Presenter	Presentation Title
9:00-9:15	Kurt Johnson, Director, ADA Knowledge Translation Center John Tschida, Director, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)	Opening Remarks (Webcast Recording)
9:15-10:30	Barry Taylor, J.D., Vice President for Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation, Equip for Equality	The Americans with Disabilities Act: What the Legal Research Reveals About Trends and Unanticipated Applications of the Law
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:15	Joy Hammell ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium	Community and Work Participation Disparities for People with Disabilities
11:15-12:00	Kurt Johnson & Mark Harniss ADA Knowledge Translation Center	Measuring ADA Outcomes
12:00-12:30	Sarah Parker Harris & Robert Gould University of Illinois at Chicago	Systematic Review of Research on Implementation of the ADA
12:30-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:30	David Pettinicchio, Assistant Professor University of Toronto	The Limits of the ADA? Disability and Structural Inequality in the Post-ADA Era
2:30-2:45	Janet Peters Great Lakes ADA Center	Quality Indicators for AT in Post Secondary Settings
2:45-3:00	Pam Williamson &　Karen Hamilton Southeast ADA Center	Americans with Disability Act: Starting the Conversation with Business
3:00-3:15	Jill Bezyak Rocky Mountain ADA Center	A Community of Practice for Human Resource Professionals
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-3:45	Kathleen Murphy & Vinh Nguyen Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER) & Southwest ADA Center	Awareness of the ADA Act and Other Resources to Support Employees after Cancer Diagnosis
3:45-4:00	Hannah Rudstam, Wendy Strobel-Gower, & Carolina Harris Northeast ADA Center	Beyond Training, The Just-in-Time Program as a Force for Diversity and Disability Inclusiveness
4:00-4:15	Ellen Fabian Mid-Atlantic ADA Center	Reasonable Accommodations in the Lodging Industry for Employees with Disabilities
4:15-4:30	Eva Larrauri & Michael Richardson Northwest ADA Center	Community Engagement and Accessibility in Rural Health Care: A Multi-Case Study
4:30-4:45	Diane Smith Great Plains ADA Center	National ADA Symposium Participation and Outcomes: Great Plains Survey Analysis
4:45-5:15	Barry Taylor, David Pettinicchio, & others	Panel Discussion (Webcast Recording)
5:15-5:30	Kurt Johnson ADA Knowledge Translation Center	Final Remarks