Online Learning
The Great Lakes ADA Center offers free training opportunities on a variety of topics to meet the needs of individuals with diverse learning needs. Training includes up-to-date information on the ADA, Architectural Barriers Act, and its implementation, in addition to other disability-related topics. Education credits and certificates, such as continuing education units such ADA Coordinators Training Certification Program (ACTCP) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are available for many of the training opportunities.
AccessibilityOnline Webinar Series
AccessibilityOnline represents a collaborative training program between the ADA National Network and the US Access Board. The AccessibilityOnline Webinar Series offers free webinars on a variety of topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation.
Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series
This series of webinars will address a variety of issues associated with ensuring federal agencies have the knowledge they need to meet their obligations under Section 508. The series is co-sponsored by the Accessibility Committee of the CIO Council, the U. S. Access Board, and eFedLink/ODEP.
Accessible Technology Webinar Series
The Great Lakes ADA Center is a Webinar series on Accessible Technology. The goal of the series is to increase awareness of technology accessibility for people with disabilities. Read the schedule and description of each session online.
ADA Audio Conference
The ADA Audio Conference Series provides in-depth information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This program is designed to enhance an individual’s existing knowledge base or facilitate continued learning regarding regulations and trends under the ADA.
ADA Legal Webinar Series
ADA Legal Webinar Series is designed for individuals who have a working knowledge of the ADA and are familiar with its basic elements. Sessions are intended to support continued learning and focus on the knowledge that has been gained since the implementation of the law in terms of how the federal agencies and the courts are interpreting the law and subsequent regulations.
Arts-n-Rec
The Arts-n-Rec Webinar Series is designed to enhance an individual’s knowledge on ADA issues addressing the art world (e.g., performance, museums, zoos, exhibitions, concerts, fairs, etc.) and indoor and outdoor recreation activities (e.g., sports, camps and classes, fishing, hiking, camping, races/marathons, etc.).
Ask an ADA Professional
A quarterly program to ask an ADA Professional questions on select topics. The ADA Professionals who will be featured during this series will be drawn from the technical assistance staff within the 10 Centers that comprise the ADA National Network. The sessions are 60-minutes in length. Users can submit questions via the website after they register for a session.
Self-Pace Webinars
The Great Lakes ADA Center now offers self-paced webinars approved for Continuing Education Credits which have been approved for 1.5 contact hours for AIA HSW and Great Lakes ADA Center’s Certificate of Attendance. Due to the verification process, the criteria to earn Continuing Education credit requires that you view the entire webinar in addition to completing the Pre- and Post-Test in one continuous sitting. If you stop at any time, whether during the video or in a test, you must start the process again.