{"id":3464,"date":"2016-06-02T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T15:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3464"},"modified":"2016-06-02T11:27:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T15:27:46","slug":"2016-ada-anniversary-maryland-6216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3464","title":{"rendered":"2016 ADA Anniversary, Maryland, 6\/2\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mdod.maryland.gov\/news\/Pages\/2016-ADA-Anniv.aspx\"><strong>INTERSECT &#8211; \u00a026 YEARS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0July 26, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place<\/strong>: \u00a0National Federation of the Blind<br \/>\n200 East Wells Street<br \/>\nBaltimore, Maryland 21230<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_356551387\">10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<\/span>&#8211;Intersect Technology and Resource Fair<\/p>\n<p><span data-term=\"goog_356551388\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12:00 p.m.\u00a0to 2:00 p.m.<\/span>&#8211;Intersect Program and Light Lunch<\/p>\n<p>2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. &#8212; Intersect Technology Accessibility Training<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mdod.maryland.gov\/news\/Documents\/Technology%20Fair%20flyer.pdf\">Technology Fair Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Featured Speakers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteForeColor-1\">Haben Girma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ms-rtePosition-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mdod.maryland.gov\/news\/PublishingImages\/Haben%20Girma.jpg\" alt=\"Haben Girma.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\" \/>White House Champion of Change, Forbes 30 under 30 leader, and BBC Women of Africa Hero, Haben Girma is a nationally\u00a0acclaimed access\u00a0and inclusion advocate. The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben champions equal access to information and technology for people with disabilities. Drawing on her training in law, sociology, and technology, Haben advocates designing digital services and developing policies that will ensure a future which offers opportunities to everyone.\u00a0 Prepare to better understand the possibilities that accessible technology provides the disability community and how each audience member can harness this power to further advance the intentions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteForeColor-1\">Marian Vessels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ms-rtePosition-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mdod.maryland.gov\/news\/PublishingImages\/Marian%20Vessels.jpg\" alt=\"Marian Vessels.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"165\" \/><strong>Opportunities and Intersections: \u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Next 25 Years of the ADA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Close up of Marian Vessles<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lunchtime Keynote with Marian Vessels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marian Vessels is the Director of the Mid-Atlantic ADA\u00a0Center, serving in this role since 1996. She provides training and guidance on the ADA as it relates to employment, state and local government, arts and hospitality. 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