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Audioconferences

There are various Training Tools for use in your presentations and numerous opportunities for information and continuing education on disability-related issues through the ADA Audioconference Series, Webcourses, and a current Calendar of Events. Transcripts and handouts from past audioconferences are also available.

Transcripts and Handouts from Past Audioconferences

ADA Audioconference Series

The ADA Audioconference Series utilizes a combination of teleconferencing and web-based technologies, including real-time captioning, to deliver cost-effective continuing education on regulations and trends under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Each ninety minute subject-specific program begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), including the opportunity for questions and answers. Supplemental materials are posted to the web prior to each program for preparation and later review.

Registration and payment of the fee for an audioconference is required at least 10 days prior to its date as listed in the Schedule of ADA Audioconference Series. The Series is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northeast, Southeast, Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Pacific and Northwest Region Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs).

Who Should Participate in the Audioconferences?

Employers, Managers, Supervisors, Human Resource Professionals, Advocacy Organizations, Organizations that assist people with disabilities, i.e. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Division of Blind Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Job Coaches, Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Civil Engineers and other Design Professionals, Education Professionals, Police Departments, Courthouse, Chamber of Commerce, Consumers with Disabilities and their families, Business Owners, Legal Professionals, ADA Coordinators, State Government Entities and Local Government Entities.

Real-time Captioning and Questions for the Audioconference

Each program is delivered via a telephone conference call and is also real-time captioned. In advance of the program, participants and site coordinators are encouraged to become familiar with how to use the real-time captioning technology. Technical assistance on the ADA Audioconference Series is available through the Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center.

• Before the program, test your system compatibility with the real-time captioning for the audioconferences; you may have to download some free software in order to view this enhanced version of the program. Questions for the audioconference can be submitted in advance by email to gldbtac@uic.edu, include the name of the audioconference in the subject line, and your name and phone number in the body of the message.
   
• On the day of the program, view the real-time captioning of the scheduled audioconference by selecting the link for "Real Time Streaming Text" in the Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center website at www.adagreatlakes.org. Once the program is active, you will be able to adjust the font size and color to accommodate the needs of your audience. During the program, there will be a designated portion that will allow an open interchange with the speaker and questions from the audience; questions will be moderated by the operator and the program moderator. Every attempt will be made to address all of the questions but this can not be guaranteed. Questions for the speakers may be submitted "real time" on the captioning website and the captioner will repeat the questions to the speaker during the question and answer period.
   
• After the program, you can save an "unedited" transcript of the program to your own hard drive. Within 5-7 days following the program, an edited Transcript of the ADA Audioconference Program will be available.