Welcome to our inaugural newsletter!
Learn more about us and our exciting lineup of upcoming events.
July 2025 Highlights
October 14–15, 2025
570 Lexington Ave., 12th floor, New York, NY
Early Bird Registration: Discount available through August 1, 2025
We are excited about our new course, Disability in the Workplace: A Just-in-Time Course for Leaders, that we’ll be presenting in New York City this fall. This transformative experience will prepare managers to support employees around disability disclosure, reasonable accommodation, and performance management. Building on our innovative Just-in-Time Toolkit for Managers, this course will provide practical strategies to support all employees and set them up for success.
Working Together Emphasized at YTI Conference
“It’s important to look more deeply at where are the barriers and where are the pathways to get individuals into the workplace,” said Susanne Bruyère, academic director at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, at the Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces conference hosted by the Yang-Tan Institute on June 3, 2025, in Ithaca, New York.
Ask the Northeast ADA Center Your ADA Questions!
Do you have a question about the Americans with Disabilities Act? From its homebase at YTI, the Northeast ADA Center is here to help, with free web-based resources, phone/email hotline, and informative webinars. The center frequently offers free webinars to help you learn more about the ADA; see below for several upcoming presentations.
Upcoming Events
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ADA: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
July 23, 2025, 1:00–2:00 PM EDT
Free webinar from the Northeast ADA Center
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a landmark civil rights law that was passed in 1990. It works to ensure equal access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the community. This webinar will explore what the ADA is, how it came to be, its impact over the last 35 years, and how it continues to protect the rights of people with disabilities today.
Hiring Talent, Meeting Workforce Needs: Disability Employment Basics for Small Businesses
July 23, 2025, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Free webinar from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN)
Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and many are seeking effective ways to attract and retain top talent. One powerful solution is to hire people with disabilities. By tapping into the more than 22 million working-age, often highly skilled Americans with disabilities, small businesses can strengthen their teams and serve their communities more effectively. Join EARN and a special guest from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) for a free, informative webinar designed specifically for small business owners and hiring managers.
Digging into Disability Data: Making DisabilityStatistics.org Work for You
July 30, 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT
Free webinar from the Harkin Institute and the Yang-Tan Institute
Join The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement and the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at Cornell University for a webinar on using disability statistics in your work with www.DisabilityStatistics.org. This site provides data from the U.S. Census Bureau, but instead of republishing huge tables of raw data, the site provides maps, charts, and focused tables. This hands-on webinar will use everyday examples to show you how you can take advantage of this tool!
Small Business at Work: Ensuring Inclusion for All
August 5, 2025, 1:00–2:00 PM EDT
Free webinar from the Northeast ADA Center
A small business can make a huge difference in its community when it ensures that customers can access its goods and services, and when it commits to inclusive hiring. Small businesses are required to comply with both Title I and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but translating the legal requirements into action can be challenging. This webinar is aimed at helping small business owners understand the law and the benefits of inclusion.
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