The 2024 Virtual ADA Conference for State and Local Governments

Archived Zoom recordings and the accessible PowerPoint Presentations from the virtual conference sessions are provided below. 

For alternate formats of these presentations, please contact our office at (404) 657-7313 (phone) or by email at: [email protected].

Welcome and Keynote Address on the ADA & Criminal Justice

Presenters: Stacey Valrie Peace & Rachel Rossi

Session 1A - ADA Legal Updates: 2023 in Review

Presenters: Barry Taylor & Rachel Weisberg 

Session 1B - Building an ADA Team & Developing an ADA Action Plan

Presenter: Cheryl Ann Frazier

Session 1C - Understanding the Pedestrian Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)

Presenters: Steven R. Jones & Donna Hall-McDowell

Session 2A - ADA Title I: Reasonable Accommodations & The Interactive Process

Presenters: Sarah DeCosse & Tracie DeFreitas

Session 2B - The Importance of Hiring & Valuing Individuals with Lived Disability Experience

Presenter: Talley Wells

Session 2C - Disability Rights are Civil Rights: Tips for Navigating the Intersections Between ADA/Section 504, Title IX & Title VI Obligations

Presenter: Catherine Spear

Session 3A - Artificial Intelligence: The Hype and Help for People with Disabilities

Presenters; Johan Rempel & Joe Dolson

Session 3B - Ensuring Effective Communication & State ADA Coordinator's Office/NAADAC Updates

Presenters: John Wodatch, Stacey Peace and Shelley Ducatt