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Your ADA/Section 504 Coordinator: What they do and how they can help

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Scheduled at 11:15 am in Penrose 2 on Wednesday, November 19.

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Speaker(s)

  • Beth Valentine, Equity Compliance & Education Manager; Deputy ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, University of North Dakota

Session Details

  • Length of Session: 1-hr
  • Format: Lecture
  • Expertise Level: All Levels
  • Type of session: General Conference

Summary

Ever wondered what an ADA Coordinator does (or is supposed to do)? This is the session for you! After briefly exploring the legal basis in the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, this session will cover the main duties of the designated “responsible employee,” often called the ADA or ADA/Section 504 Coordinator. More importantly, the session will present ideas for incorporating your Coordinator into your work and ways in which you can partner with them to further support accessibility on campus.

Abstract

Public entities subject to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and entities receiving federal funding subject to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are required to have a specified individual responsible for coordinating the entity’s efforts to meet its Title II and Section 504 obligations. Often called ADA Coordinators, or ADA/504 Coordinators, these individuals bear the responsibility for compliance. However, often there is a gap between these Coordinators and those working on accessibility day-in and day-out in other areas of campus, like student accommodations, accessible e-resources, or inclusive design in course curriculum. By learning more about what Coordinators do, this session will empower those working outside of the Coordinator’s office to bridge this gap and identify ways in which they can work with their Coordinator to make a more accessible campus. There will be time reserved in the presentation for participants to brainstorm and share concrete ways this partnership might work at their campus.

Keypoints

  1. Under Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, entities must designate a Coordinator.
  2. A Coordinator’s role in compliance intersects with other accessibility work throughout campus.
  3. There are ways in which you can partner with your entity’s Coordinator to assist in your work!

Disability Areas

All Areas

Topic Areas

Accessibility and Accommodation in the Current Political/Legal Environment, Legal, Uncategorized

Speaker Bio(s)

Beth Valentine

Beth Valentine (she/her) is the Equity Compliance & Education Manager in the Equal Opportunity & Title IX Office at the University of North Dakota where she serves as the Deputy ADA/504 Coordinator and a Deputy Title IX Coordinator. She holds a Ph.D in Philosophy from Rutgers University and an M.S.L. from Yale Law. She has also earned an ADA Coordinator Training Certification from Great Plains ADA Center and University of Missouri, the DHS Trusted Tester Certification from the Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Accessible Systems & Technology, and an Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty Credential from the Society for Human Resource Management.

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