Ann Arbor MI 6/25/12 6/25/12

Event

Americans with Disabilities Act - Emergency Preparedness & Response

Workshop on how the ADA applies to emergency management

June 25, 2012
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Campus Safety Services Building - 2nd Floor, Room 2029, 1239 Kipke Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Sponsored by U-M Office of Emergency Preparedness
Contact Information: Stephanie Lee sloliver@umich.edu
Cost: Free but RSVP required

Presenters:

• Julie Secontine, Esq, Oakland County - Risk Management
• Carole Dubritsky, University of Michigan - Office of Institutional Equality

Topics Covered:

• What is the ADA?
• How does the ADA apply to Emergency Management?
• What are some of the steps that state and local governments should take to make emergency management and disaster related services, programs, activities and facilities accessible to people with disabilities?
• Discuss recent ADA litigation in emergency management programs
• University of Michigan ADA initiatives regarding emergency preparedness

RSVP to Stephanie Lee sloliver@umich.edu by June 18. Please include your name, organization/unit, and email.