Mark your calendars! Join the ADA National Network and regional ADA Centers for a 1-hour Twitter Chat on Veterans and the ADA.
What is a Twitter Chat?
Great question! Our Twitter Chats are hour-long question and answer sessions held on Twitter. You can tune in for all or some of the chat. We have everything from specific trivia, to open-ended questions and polls. These chats are a great opportunity to connect with other individuals, organizations, and groups in the disability community and get information about common ADA questions. Each month will highlight a different topic related to the Americans with Disabilities Act. To learn more, watch this brief tutorial video: Twitter Chat Basics [3:24 min., CC]. [1] Learn more about How to Participate in Twitter Chats [2] with this ASL video from HEARD [3].
Do I need a Twitter account to follow along?
You can keep up with the questions and answers on Twitter without making an account. Simply check out our profile @ADANational [4] or search #ADANetworkChat [5] and sort by latest.
Can I participate if I don't have access to Twitter?
You can also follow our Twitter chat hashtag #ADANetworkChat on TWUBS [6] or participate in the chat with the app tchat [7], which lets you pause the chat if the Tweets are coming too fast.
How to I add to the discussion?
To tweet you must have a Twitter account. You can tweet your questions and answers about Voting Access with the hashtag #ADANetworkChat [8]. You can sign up for a free Twitter account [9].
How can I prepare?
Review the questions we'll be covering in advance so you can prepare your answers!
1. Are veterans with disabilities covered under the ADA?
2. If I have a disability that is not service connected am I still covered under the ADA?
3. I am a veteran with a disability that I don't think will affect me on the jon, do I have to disclose it to my employer?
4. What are some tips for veterans with disabilities that are returning to work?
5. As a veteran with disabiility, what accommodations have you found helpful at work?
6. How can employers take advantage of the skill sets veterans bring to the table?
7. As a veteran with a disabillity, does my employer have to give me time off to attend my medical treatments?
8. If I have a psychiatric disability like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can I still have a service animal?
9. Are there places that I might not be allowed to bring my service animal?
10. Veterans, what modications to civilian life have you found helpful?
See you there!
Links
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0OYSwAz8J8
[2] https://youtu.be/0lJ9YRAwOj4
[3] http://www.behearddc.org/
[4] https://twitter.com/ADANational
[5] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ADANetworkChat&src=typed_query&f=live
[6] http://twubs.com/ADANetworkChat
[7] http://www.tchat.io/
[8] https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23adanetworkchat&src=savs&lang=en
[9] https://twitter.com/i/flow/signup