Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The different provisions in the Act affect all of us everyday. Do you or a loved one have a disability? Are you an employer or business owner? Do you have a service animal? This week on Line One we discuss living and working with disability in Alaska.
HOST: Dr. Justin Clark, MD, FACS
GUESTS:
- Camille Brill, State of Alaska Equal Employment Opportunity Program Manager
- David Newman, State of Alaska ADA Coordinator
LINKS:
- Disability resources are available from both state and federal ADA programs
- Disability resources for residents of the Municipality of Anchorage
- Alaska Relay is a free service for people with hearing or speech loss to communicate with standard telephone users
- Links to both state and federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions
- The U.S. Dept. of Justice’s detailed breakdown of disability rights
PARTICIPATE:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10:00 – 11:00am)
- Send email to lineone@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
- Post your comment or question below (comments may be read on air)
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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