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DESCRIPTION:What's New with the ADA in 2016: State and Local Government (Mo
 rning) and Employment (Afternoon)\n\nWednesday\, June 29\, 2016 8:45 AM - 
 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)\n\nWestwood Public Library\n660 High St.\nWestwood\
 , Massachusetts 02090\n\nThe ADA for Local Governments (8:45 am - noon)\nT
 he ADA has been in effect for over 25 years and many people are still conf
 used about what the law requires. Can a monkey be a service animal? A mini
 ature horse? What would you do if someone asks for the planning committee 
 meeting to be scent-free? Do all playgrounds need to be accessible? Who de
 cides when a request is an “undue burden” for the municipality? I thin
 k the town completed a transition plan and self-evaluation in 1993\, do we
  need to conduct a new one? Does the town’s website have to be accessibl
 e and what does that mean? We address these items and more. We will also r
 eview the Department of Justice’s settlement agreements with municipalit
 ies including requirements to provide “auxiliary aids and services\,” 
 such as sign language interpreters\; responding to Telecommunications Rela
 y Service phone calls\; and notifying the community of their ADA rights an
 d the local government’s ADA obligations. There will be plenty of time f
 or your questions. \n\nThe ADA and Employment (12:45 pm-4:00 pm)\nMany pe
 ople with disabilities work or would like to work but may need some suppor
 t. The ADA has been in effect for over 25 years and many people are still 
 confused about what the law requires. In this training\, we will cover who
  is a person with a disability- Are people who have obesity covered? What 
 about people with substance abuse problems? We will discuss how to how to 
 handle questions from other employees when they see another employee getti
 ng “special treatment” and how to recognize a reasonable accommodation
  request – Must the employee use the words “reasonable accommodation
 ” or can the request be in plain English (or another language)?  Other 
 issues include: May a person who has a disability be terminated from emplo
 yment because of poor job performance?  What about disability-related beh
 avior that violates code of conduct policy? Now that Massachusetts has a m
 edical marijuana law\, must an employer permit employees with disabilities
  to have marijuana at work? There will be plenty of time for your question
 s.\n\nThis is a free training open to the public.\n\nThe New England ADA C
 enter has elected to waive standard registration fee for this program. Thr
 ough our grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\
 , National Institute on Disability\, Independent Living\, and Rehabilitati
 on Research\, we are able to provide free ADA technical assistance through
 out New England. We ask that if you register that you please make every ef
 fort to attend.\n
SUMMARY:What's New with the ADA in 2016: State and Local Government (Mornin
 g) and Employment (Afternoon) - Westwood\, MA
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