Contents
- Recent Federal Disability Policy on Intersectionality
- Employment, Reasonable Accommodation, and Long COVID
- Mental Health and COVID-19
- Universal Design
- General ADA Information
Guest: Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
The primary research arm at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which has a mission to generate new knowledge and promote its effective use to improve the abilities of people with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community; and to expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for citizens with disabilities.
Link: acl.gov/programs/research-and-development
Press Release: Dr. Anjali J. Forber-Pratt Joins ACL as Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/dr-anjali-j-forber-pratt-joins-acl-director-national-institute
Recent Federal Disability Policy on Intersectionality
- President Biden’s Executive Orders that Include People with Disabilities and Advocates
Link: disabilityrightspa.org/newsroom/day-1-inclusion-of-people-with-disabilities-and-advocates-in-presidential-executive-orders
Source: Disability Rights Pennsylvania - Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
President Biden’s Executive Order 13988, January 20, 2021
Link: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-25/pdf/2021-01761.pdf - Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
President Biden’s Executive Order 13985, January 20, 2021
Link: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-25/pdf/2021-01753.pdf - Disability Justice: An Audit Tool
“Disability Justice: An Audit Tool” is aimed at helping Black, Indigenous and POC-led organizations (that are not primarily focused around disability) examine where they’re at in practicing disability justice, and where they want to learn and grow. It includes questions for self-assessment, links to access tools, organizational stories and more. Fill out the form below to download a PDF of the tool.
Source: Northwest Health Foundation
Link: www.northwesthealth.org/djaudittool
Employment, Reasonable Accommodation, and Long COVID
- Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 [PDF]
Source: Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office for Civil Rights at Health & Human Services (HHS)
Link: ada.gov/long_covid_joint_guidance.pdf - What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Link: eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws - Brown v. Roanoke Rehab. & Healthcare Center
United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Court Decision from February 22, 2022
3:21-CV-00590-RAH [WO] (M.D. Ala. Feb. 22, 2022)
Link: casetext.com/case/brown-v-roanoke-rehab-healthcare-ctr - BBI Chairman Peter Blanck on Wisconsin Public Radio Discussing COVID and the ADA
Audio podcast and transcript
Source: Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC)
Link: globaluniversaldesign.org/news/bbi-chairman-peter-blanck-on-wisconsin-public-radio-discussing-covid-and-the-ada - Information on Long COVID and the ADA
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adacovid19.org/people-disabilities/#longcovid
Mental Health and COVID-19
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Link: samhsa.gov - COVID-19, Mental Health Counseling and Support Resources
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adacovid19.org/counseling - ADA Live! Podcast & Resources
Episode 79 (3-part series): Protecting Your Mental Health during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Source: ADA Live! produced by the Southeast ADA Center
Link: adalive.org/episode79_resources
Universal Design
- Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC)
Link: globaluniversaldesign.org - ADA Live Podcast Episode 39: Universal Design, Accessibility, and the ADA | Resources
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Podcast Link: adalive.org/episodes/episode-39
Resources Link: adalive.org/resources/episode-39-resources
General ADA Information
- ADA, Disability & COVID-19 Web Portal
This website is regularly updated to provide the disability community with information about rights under the ADA and how they apply to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adacovid19.org - Find Your Regional ADA Center
Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
Link: adata.org/find-your-region