Overview

This self-paced course considers how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can help your program meet the requirements of the ADA and become more inclusive. Designed for ADA coordinators and other interested administrators, this training will use an accessibility checklist to evaluate your program’s ADA compliance and disability-conscious program administration. 

    Audience

    This professional development activity/course is designed for:

  • ADA coordinators in Massachusetts adult education programs
  • Other Massachusetts adult education program staff interested in understanding how ADA can increase equitable access to programs
Description

Adult education programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are required to align their services with 10 Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs), including the focus of this course – IPQ 2, Equitable Access: 

Guided by data and a responsibility for diversity, equity and inclusion, the program ensures that all adult learners in the local workforce area have equitable access to high quality educational services.

In addition, ACLS policies require programs to make reasonable accommodations for students and designate an ADA Coordinator whose primary role is to ensure that the program is accessible and in compliance with the ADA. By helping programs comply with policies, this course is designed to help you consider new ways to make your program more accessible. Topics include grievance procedures, disclosure, confidentiality, reporting abuse and neglect, reasonable accommodations, and programmatic considerations and procedures.

Format & Requirements: The course is entirely self-paced. There are no synchronous meetings, but you can expect a rich asynchronous conversation in the discussion board. To complete the course, you must complete the knowledge checks, post to the discussion board, and submit an Action Plan.

The total estimated time to complete this course is 8-10 hours.

Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the course in Canvas from Sovanna Carnell Guyon. If you need technical assistance to access the course or course features, please contact Sovanna at sovanna_carnellguyon@worlded.org.

    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:

  • Describe and apply the ADA regulations and guidelines
  • Identify at least three key ways that ADA/ADAA impact adult education programs and services
  • Effectively use ADA resources to enable your program to include persons with disabilities
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
Date
11/03/2025 - 9:00 am
End Date
Location

United States

PD Team
SABES Program Support PD Team - ADA Resources & Training
Topic Area
ADEI (anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion)
ADEI Professional Growth
IPQ02: Equitable Access
Program Support
PDP Eligible
No
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