Training Services
The Pacific ADA Center
coordinates and conducts regional conferences, individual state
training workshops, local trainings, and presentations, and seminars on
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible information
technology.
We can customize our training program to meet the time constraints and needs of your group and organization. To discuss opportunities for your group, contact the Center toll-free at 1-800-949-4232 (Voice/TTY) or fill out our Training Request form.
The Center's training staff has experience in disability law, issues, best practices and trends and has provided training programs for entities such as:
- Architecture Firms and Related Organizations
- Individuals with disabilities and their families
- National hotel chains
- Federal one-stop centers
- State & local governments
- Post-secondary school
- Service providers
- Businesses
- Non-profit organizations
Topics include, but are not limited to:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Training
- ADA Overview
- Title I - Employment
- Title II - State & Local Governments
- Title III - Private Services
- ADA Employment Requirements - rights and responsibilities
- Interviewing and Accommodating People With Disabilities
- State and Local Governments: ADA Obligations
- Reasonable accommodations
- Disability awareness
- Modification of policy & practices
- Effective communication
- Subject specific (i.e. accessing emergency response systems, child care, or recreation environments)
- Facility Access
Accessible Information Technology Training
The Center has expanded its role to conduct research, outreach, technical assistance and trainings to encourage the incorporation of Accessible Information Technology in businesses and employment-related organizations.
- Introduction to Accessible Information Technology
- Section 508 and WAIC Regulations and Guidelines
- Guidelines, Standards, and Legal Implications
- Telecommunications Act
- Web Accessibility Resources
- Accessible Technology For All (Organization)
- Electronic Document Accessibility
- Self-contained, closed products
- Software Applications
- Video and Multimedia Products
- Web-based Information and Applications
- Distance Learning
- Policy & Procurement Issues
- Accessible IT Deployment and Implementation
- Post-Secondary Schools and Students with Disabilities
- Accessible Tech Web site
