Robin Jones

Project Director and Principal Investigator

Robin A. Jones is the Principal Investigator and Project Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center. Robin has served as the director of the Center since its inception in 1991. The Great Lakes Center is one of 10 regional federally funded technical assistance centers on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Center serves the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.In addition, she serves as Co-PI on the federally funded ADA-PARC project which is a research collaborative that examines the factors that influence the participation of people with disabilities in their communities. Robin currently serves as a member of the Disability Advisory Committee for the Disability IN: Chicagoland Affiliate and a member of the Advisory Board for the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND). She is a member of the Chicago Botanical Garden Community Advisory Committee and serves on the AoD Disability Employment TA Center (DETAC) Advisory Work Group. Robin was appointed by Governor Pritzker to the Illinois Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee.

Robin’ s academic preparation includes degrees in Public Administration and Occupational Therapy. She is an instructor within the Department of Disability and Human Development teaching courses in disability policy, community integration and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Robin is actively involved in providing training, consultation and technical assistance on the provisions of the ADA and related laws to business, employers, government and educational entities, architects, social service organizations and people with disabilities and their families.

Great Lakes ADA Center (MC 728)

Room 405

1640 W. Roosevelt Road

Chicago, IL 60608

312-996-1059 (V/TTY)

312-413-1856 (Fax)