Great Plains ADA Center

06/09/2026

Upcoming learning opportunity happening June 16 with our friends at the Great Lakes ADA Center - learn all about designing accessible kitchens and bathrooms!

Don't forget to register for our upcoming webinar, "Beyond Code Minimums: Designing Accessible Kitchens & Bathrooms."

In this webinar, attendees will learn practical design standards that go beyond minimal code compliance—so you can recognize quality accessibility when you see it (or request it when you don't). Our speakers will share a Reference Guide and Kitchen and Bathroom Prototypes that they developed to reflect an inclusive design approach to plan for accessibility in any housing type.

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time Zone.
Registration: bit.ly/4xkGMZG.
Registration closes one day before the webinar or when it reaches capacity.

06/09/2026

Helpful information from Families for Depression Awareness - dispelling some very common myths about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for

06/09/2026

Check out this great article featuring the ADA National Network - we're proud to be celebrating the 36th anniversary of the ADA and our 35th year as the regional ADA Center for the Great Plains region!

Rocky Mountain ADA Center providing information during a community event A Comprehensive Disability Rights Law On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law, representing a consequential improvement in civil rights for people with disabilities. The law prohibits discriminati...

06/09/2026

New report highlights the realities of the nearly 13 million family caregivers living in rural communities

Rural family caregivers are the heart of their communities, and too often, they're doing it alone.

Today, the National Alliance for Caregiving and Lutheran Services in America release Rooted in Care: Transforming the Future for Rural Family Caregivers, a new report highlighting the realities facing more than 12.6 million rural caregivers across our country.

The data tell a clear story:

📊 57% of rural caregivers provide 21+ hours of care each week with one-third providing more than 40 hours.
📊 Nearly 88% report moderate to high emotional stress.
📊 More than half report high financial stress.
📊 Access to critical supports remains limited.

For rural caregivers, geographic isolation, limited access to services, and under-resourced communities mean that caregivers in rural America are carrying an even heavier load, quietly and often invisibly.

Their resilience is extraordinary. But resilience alone is not a policy solution.

Federal and state leaders must invest in caregiver supports, strengthen the direct care workforce, expand access to home and community-based services, improve rural healthcare infrastructure, and ensure caregivers are recognized as essential partners in care.

Rural caregivers are rooted in their communities. It's time our policies are rooted in supporting them.

Thank you to Lutheran Services in America and RRF Foundation for Aging for your support and partnership in this work.

Explore the full report and tell us: what would make the biggest difference for family caregivers in your community?

🔗 https://lutheranservices.org/rural-caregivers/

06/09/2026

Looking for ways to raise awareness about PTSD? Check out these ideas from the National Center for PTSD - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

It’s PTSD Awareness Month.

Follow us on Facebook, X, or Instagram as we share information, provide self-help tools for PTSD, and spread the word that “PTSD Treatment Works.”

Visit our website to explore ways to raise PTSD awareness: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp

06/08/2026

New resource alert! We created a new fact sheet about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) recent enforcement guidance on emotional support animals in housing.

You can find the fact sheet here: https://gpadacenter.org/hud-esa-memorandum/

06/08/2026

June is also Aphasia Awareness Month...learn more about the language impairment, tips for effectively communicating with someone with aphasia, and more

June is Aphasia Awareness Month. Aphasia, a language impairment that can affect a person's ability to speak or understand speech, can occur after brain injury. Aphasia is caused by damage to one or more areas of the brain that are responsible for language. Learn more about different types of aphasia, tips for communicating with a person who has aphasia, and more: https://bit.ly/4dOoirb

06/08/2026

More employers are implementing return-to-office policies. These policies create a potential ADA risk if not implemented properly.

"Telework accommodation requests remain one of the most difficult ADA issues facing employers following the pandemic-era shift toward remote work. However, the employers best positioned to defend those disputes are not necessarily those that grant every remote-work request. Rather, they are the employers that engage in the interactive process consistently, communicate professionally, document carefully, and apply RTO expectations objectively across the workforce. As remote-work litigation continues evolving, employers should recognize that the greatest legal risk often arises not from the accommodation decision itself, but from the process surrounding it."

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5b5d7ada-7509-406a-bfb4-1bf12305b3b4

As employers continue implementing return-to-office (RTO) policies, many Florida employers are experiencing increased accommodation requests…

06/07/2026

Opportunity to participate! Are you a traveler with a disability who has encountered disability barriers at an airport TSA checkpoint? Disability Rights Advocates wants to hear from you!

DRA is investigating barriers to equal access to security screening checkpoints at airports across the country.

If you have a , have encountered barriers when attempting to access an airport security checkpoint, and are interested in an intake to discuss possible legal representation, contact us at [email protected].

Image: "Have you encountered accessibility barriers at a TSA checkpoint? We want to talk to you!" + Queue of people in line at an airport security checkpoint + DRA logo

06/07/2026

Happy Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day! 🩵

While is still going strong, June 7 is an internationally recognized day of awareness for and we want to thank everyone who is making a difference by advocating for our community.

The TAA is here for everyone impacted by TS or another - whether you're someone with lived experience, a parent or caregiver, a friend, or more. Our mission stands strong as we continue to foster social acceptance, advance research, educate professionals, and provide support, hope, and help while strengthening our community.

Visit tourette.org/awareness to get involved and raise awareness today, this month, and always.