{"id":3077,"date":"2015-07-22T12:01:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3077"},"modified":"2015-07-22T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:01:47","slug":"live-stream-of-the-ada-anniversary-celebration-72215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3077","title":{"rendered":"Live stream of the ADA Anniversary Celebration, 7\/22\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not quite a web access tip but, in honor of this being the week leading up to the 25th anniversary of the passage of the ADA, ADA.gov will be live streaming\u00a0its anniversary celebration tomorrow<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

On July 23, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)<\/strong>, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Access Board will present \u201cA Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/strong>\u201d available as a live stream broadcast on ADA.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speakers will include Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Vanita Gupta, EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum, Senator Bob Dole, Senator Tom Harkin, and Representative Steny Hoyer.<\/p>\n

NPR\u2019s Joe Shapiro will moderate a panel of people with disabilities, who have seen their lives changed because of enforcement actions that the Justice Department and the EEOC have taken to ensure that the civil rights of people with disabilities are upheld.\u00a0 In addition, Bob Williams will read \u201cDoing Justice,\u201d a poem he wrote for this event.<\/p>\n

The live stream broadcast on\u00a0ADA.gov<\/a> will include captions and audio description.\u00a0 To access the event on July 23rd, go to the link to the broadcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A re-broadcast will be available starting on July 25th, also at ADA.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Americans with Disabilities Act visit ADA.gov<\/a>, or call the toll-free ADA Information Line<\/a> at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).<\/p>\n

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