Address
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street - Conference Rooms 258A, B, & C, Boston, MA 02210
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2019 Disability Summit
Contact for 2019 Disability Summit
Massachusetts Office on Disability
Address
Massachusetts Office on Disability, One Ashburton Place, Room 1305, Boston, MA 02108
Phone
Inquiries go to a voicemail box that we check daily (response time varies by topic)
MassRelay: Dial 711 and connect via main number
Overview of 2019 Disability Summit
- Rain date: This event will be held indoors, no rain date scheduled.
- Fees: Free
- Capacity: 400
The Massachusetts Office on Disability annual Summit began in 2015. This event is designed to bring together and inspire leaders, advocates, and persons with disabilities by focusing on issues that impact the disability community.
Please, join us on Friday, September 27 for our 5th annual disability summit. We are well underway in assembling a robust program that will address various topics.
The 2019 Disability Summit will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Conference Rooms 258 A, B, & C. The BCEC is located at 415 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210
General inquiries may be emailed to mod-events@mass.gov or MOD's event line at 617-727-7440 extension 27318.
2019 Disability Summit Program
8:30-9:00: Registration and Light Breakfast; Resource Tables Open
9:00-9:15: Welcome and Introduction
9:15-9:35: Data on Disability and Challenges to Implementing the ADA for Municipalities in Massachusetts
9:35-9:50: DOJ ADA Enforcement as it Applies to Cities and Towns
9:50-10:40: State Initiatives Impacting Local Communities
10:40- 10:55: BREAK
10:55-11:25: Resources for Barrier Removal for Local Communities
11:25-11:45: ADA Grant Success Stories
11:45-12:05: Creative Uses of 22G Funds by Local Commission on Disabilities
12:05-12:15: Tom Hopkins Disability Access Award
12:30-1:30: Networking and Resource Tables
You will need for 2019 Disability Summit
Accessibility
American Sign Language interpreters and Communication Access Real Time Transcription (CART) will be requested for this event, and provided based on availability. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request by August 23, 2019 to Moss Lynch, MOD ADA Coordinator, by email at mod-info@mass.gov or by phone at 617-727-7440 extension 27318. This contact is only for reasonable accommodation requests. Requests made after August 23, 2019 will be considered but may not be possible to fill.
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Additional Resources for 2019 Disability Summit
Contact for 2019 Disability Summit
Address
Massachusetts Office on Disability, One Ashburton Place, Room 1305, Boston, MA 02108
Phone
Inquiries go to a voicemail box that we check daily (response time varies by topic)
MassRelay: Dial 711 and connect via main number