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Regional information center on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. We provide technical assistance, guidance, and training about the ADA!
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December 1 is World AIDS Day. To learn how the ADA protects the rights of people living with AIDS/HIV, visit www.ada.gov/resources/pr...
World AIDS Day graphic featuring a red ribbon and the tagline "Raising awareness, ending stigma"
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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We want to hear from you! If you live or work in the Great Plains Region (IA, KS, MO, NE), please take a few moments to complete this survey to determine the types of information and services that best meet your needs.
To complete the survey, scan the QR code below or visit bit.ly/R7Survey
Colorful graphic for the Great Plains ADA Center regional survey featuring dialogue bubbles with the words "We Want Your Feedback" and a green smiley face. Includes the Great Plains ADA Center logo in the lower left cover and a QR code for the survey available at https://bit.ly/R7Survey
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Happy Veterans Day! We’re proud to support veterans and their families across the Great Plains region. Thank you for your service!

To learn more about your ADA employment rights as a veteran, visit adata.org/employment-r...
For general ADA protections, visit archive.ada.gov/servicemembe...
Veterans Day 2025 graphic featuring a blurred background with wood panels and a US flag. Included is a navy banner with the words "Thank You" above the words "Veterans Day - Honoring All Who Served" above 3 red stars. The logos for the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program, Great Plains ADA Center, and National ADA Symposium are lined up along the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Registration is now open for our 2026 Winter ADA Coordinator Conference. This 3-day online virtual event offers Americans with Disabilities Act training for attendees with ALL levels of knowledge. To learn more, visit bit.ly/4hWpYkC
Graphic ad for the 2026 Winter ADA Coordinator Conference: Virtual event happening February 2-4 online via Zoom. Features the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP) logo and a photo of a young woman in a wheelchair, sitting at her desk on a webinar. There is a navy bubble in the upper right corner that says "Registration Deadline January 23!". Included on the graphic is the text "Professional continuing education credits available, Open to all, including ACTCP members, ACTCP Advanced Certificate on Website Accessibility Available" Includes a QR code to the event website - https://bit.ly/4hWpYkC
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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November is #AmericanDiabetesMonth! #DYK 136 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes? Be sure to check out common accommodation ideas to help you manage your diabetes in your workplace - askjan.org/disabilities...
American Diabetes Association graphic celebrating American Diabetes Month featuring three photos - 1) a group of smiling young people, 2) a researcher in a lab wearing safety goggles and a lab coat, and 3) an insulin monitor clipped to a person's green pants.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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New resource alert! The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities recently released a Women's Health Guide - written BY women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), FOR women with IDD. Check it out now - www.kcdd.org/womens-healt...
Photo of a young lady with shoulder length brown hair in an orange tank top sitting in a chair, being examined by a health care professional using a stethoscope
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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The current issue of our free e-newsletter is available now! Get the latest regional and national ADA news. Read the full issue at conta.cc/4nRpRsA
Screenshot of the Great Plains ADA Center e-newsletter, The ADA Report for October 2025. The headline is "October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! This year's theme is Celebrating Value and Talent" featuring a captured video showing a group of workers gathered around a table.
October 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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#DYK Women Veterans face up to 2X higher risk of breast cancer than civilians? This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, PVA is #PushingAccessForward so all heroes have access to quality care. Join their pledge for #WomensHealth pva.org/get-involved...
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Breast Cancer Awareness Month graphic on a navy and light blue background featuring a pink awareness ribbon
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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#DYK October is also Learning Disabilities Awareness Month? The goal is to promote understanding, empathy, and support for individuals with learning disabilities (LD) while also highlighting the diversity of learning processes.
ldaamerica.org/get-ready-fo...
Graphic for Learning Disabilities Awareness Month in cream and orange featuring clip art of books, pencils, blocks, newspapers, and other learning materials above the words "October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month - Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Nonverbal LD, and Oral/Written Language Disorder"
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Today's #HispanicHeritageMonth Influencer Spotlight features actor, Pedro Pascal. He's become a blockbuster Hollywood star - while also opening up about living with anxiety.
A great article about mental health awareness - www.melissadoman.com/blog/pedro-p...
National Hispanic Heritage Month Influencer Spotlight graphic for Pedro Pascal featuring a border of decorative gold and hot pink stars and a photo of Pascal, a middle-aged Latino man with short salt-and-pepper hair wearing black framed glasses, a light blue dress shirt, and black slacks, sitting on a stage while holding a portable microphone. Highlights include 1)Chilean-American actor known for his roles in The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones, and The Last of Us, 2) Recently became a vocal spokesperson for men's mental health after opening up about managing his anxiety during his rapid rise to stardom, and 3) Well-recognized as a philanthropist, activist, and Hollywood favorite on social media. The logo for the Great Plains ADA Center is in the lower right corner of the graphic and the hashtags Disability Intersectionality and Hispanic Heritage Month are in the lower left corner.
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy Day! In 2025, the campaign theme is #UniqueAndUnited, which focuses on recognizing and celebrating the diverse strengths of individuals living with CP.
To learn more or to share your story of living with CP, visit worldcpday.org
World Cerebral Palsy Day (October 6) graphic featuring a lime green awareness ribbon on a white background.
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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We're celebrating International Day of Sign Languages! This annual event is held on 9/23 to raise awareness about the importance of sign languages. It's part of International Week of the Deaf. Learn more - wfdeaf.org/internationa...
International Day of Sign Languages (September 23) graphic on a blue background featuring four clip art hands raised into the air, making a sign Logo for International Week of Deaf People featuring a blue circle of 2 hands that includes 5 stars in red, yellow, green, blue, and black above the year 2025.
September 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Our 1st influencer spotlight for #HispanicHeritageMonth - Dr. Conchita Hernandez, Disability Rights advocate and educational consultant! Dr. Hernandez is a self-advocate who focuses on the rights of Blind students and their families in educational settings in the U.S. and Latin America.
National Hispanic Heritage Month Influencer Spotlight graphic for Dr. Conchita Hernandez featuring a border of decorative gold and purple stars and a photo of Hernandez, a Latina woman with long dark brown hair wearing a teal green long-sleeved dress, dangly earrings, and red lipstick. Highlights include 1) Disability Rights advocate & educational consultant, 2) Advocate for rights of Blind children & their parents in the US and Latin America, and 3) Co-founder of the National Coalition of Latinx with Disabilities. The logo for the Great Plains ADA Center is in the lower left corner of the graphic and the hashtags Disability Intersectionality and Hispanic Heritage Month are in the lower right corner.
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Singer, songwriter, business woman, and mental health self-advocate helps us kick off our Thursday Insights for #HispanicHeritageMonth with this important reminder about mental health stigma and vital resources for youth living with mental health issues.
#DisabilityIntersectionality
Hispanic Heritage Month Thursday insight on a speckled gray background featuring a photo of Selena Gomez, a young Latina woman with straight black hair, wearing a black velvet evening gown with a jeweled neckline and dangly diamond earrings. The quote "I want to challenge other businesses and individuals to make a difference in the world by taking action to de-stigmatize mental health. We need as much help as we can possibly get developing resources and services and increasing access to those services for young people." The hashtags #DisabilityIntersectionality and #HispanicHeritageMonth are in purple along the bottom beside the Great Plains ADA Center logo.
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Today kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us throughout the month as we highlight prominent advocates with disabilities, resources, and so much more!
National Hispanic Heritage Month graphic featuring a banner of flowers along the top and bottom on a indigo background. The logos for the Great Plains ADA Center, ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program, and National ADA Symposium are lined up along the bottom.
September 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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September is also Deaf Awareness Month! This annual observance is a a time to celebrate and promote understanding of Deaf culture, advocate for the rights and contributions of the Deaf community, and encourage inclusivity and accessibility.
Graphic with four hands of different skin tones fingerspelling D-E-A-F in American Sign Language above the words ‘Awareness Month,’ with rainbow-colored wavy lines in the corners. Graphic by Lola Afolabi
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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It's Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW)! Be sure to check out the @aapd.com newly revamped page to learn more about how you can participate in DVRW activities online and in your community!

www.aapd.com/disability-v...
Disability Voting Rights Week graphic in red, white, and blue featuring a red-haired man in a wheelchair using an accessible voting machine
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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September is National Preparedness Month! To learn more about making a plan for people with disabilities, visit www.ready.gov/people-disab...
National Preparedness Month graphic on a green background with the headline "Preparedness Starts at Home" on a darker green banner.
September 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Registration is now open for our 2025 Fall ADA Coordinator Conference! This 3-day virtual event offers comprehensive training in key ADA-related topics. To learn more, visit bit.ly/2025FallADAC...
Registration announcement for the 2025 Fall ADA Coordinator Conference featuring a photo of a woman in a wheelchair sitting at a desk, watching a webinar on a bright green background. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2025FallADAConference
August 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The August issue of our free e-newsletter, The ADA Report, is available now! To get the latest ADA and disability-related news, visit conta.cc/4ltD8pv
Cover of the Great Plains ADA Center August 2025 e-newsletter, The ADA Report, featuring a photo of two women in wheelchairs visiting at the National ADA Symposium
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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October marks the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! The 2025 poster is available now!
www.dol.gov/agencies/ode...
The poster is rectangular in shape with a dark blue background and an array of red, white and blue graphical fireworks of different sizes. Five of these fireworks frame photos of people with different disabilities working in various environments. Below the images, the words “Celebrating Value and Talent, National Disability Employment Awareness Month” appear. Across the bottom are a logo that says, “America 250,” the DOL seal followed by the words “Office of Disability Employment Policy, United States Department of Labor,” and the hashtag #NDEAM on top of the words “80th Anniversary” and the website address dol.gov/odep.
August 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The Road to Freedom was a yearlong, cross-country bus tour. It's mission - bring mainstream attention to what it meant to live with a disability in America, the ongoing barriers to accessibility and inclusion, and how to fulfill the promise of the ADA.
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ADA Anniversary graphic featuring red and blue fireworks on a white background with a blue banner near the top highlighting the words "35 Notable Milestones in ADA & Disability History". Includes the blurb "#10 2006 - The Road to Freedom Tour Kicked Off" with a navy blue bus decorated with American flags with the words "The Road to Freedom". The logos for the Great Plains ADA Center and ADA 35th anniversary are centered at the bottom of the post above the hash tags #ADA35 #ADAAnniversary and #DisabilityPrideMonth.
July 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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#9 is a MAJOR milestone in ADA history - passage of the ADA Amendments Act in 2008. With this legislation, Congress provided extensive clarification for the definition of disability and solidified coverage for Americans with Disabilities
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ADA Anniversary graphic featuring red and blue fireworks on a white background with a blue banner near the top highlighting the words "35 Notable Milestones in ADA & Disability History". Includes the blurb "#9 2008 - ADA Amendments Act Passes" with a photo of President George W. Bush signing the bill into law in the Oval Office, surrounded by lawmakers. The logos for the Great Plains ADA Center and ADA 35th anniversary are centered at the bottom of the post above the hash tags #ADA35 #ADAAnniversary and #DisabilityPrideMonth.
July 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Milestone number 8 is another Supreme Court decision - PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin - the first time the Court ruled that a professional sport organization was covered under ADA Title III - and had to reasonably modify its policy on the use of golf carts during PGA tournaments #ADA35
ADA Anniversary graphic featuring red and blue fireworks on a white background with a blue banner near the top highlighting the words "35 Notable Milestones in ADA & Disability History". Includes the blurb "#8 2001 - Supreme Court Decision in PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin" with a photo of the golfer, Casey Martin driving a golf cart, holding a golf club. The logos for the Great Plains ADA Center and ADA 35th anniversary are centered at the bottom of the post above the hash tags #ADA35 #ADAAnniversary and #DisabilityPrideMonth.
July 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Happy 35th anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990!
Happy 35th Anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act post featuring a photo of President George HW Bush signing the bill into law beside the ADA35 logo in red, white, and blue with the tagline "Celebrating 35 years of Disability rights, access, and inclusion!". The logos for the Great Plains ADA Center, ADA Coordinator Certification Training Program, and National ADA Symposium are lined up along the bottom on a red glitter background.
July 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM