{"id":152,"date":"2023-09-05T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:22:45","slug":"veterans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veterans and the ADA<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. Have a question about your rights<br>as a veteran under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)? The Great Lakes ADA (Americans<br>with Disabilities Act) Center serves Indiana as part of their region. Call Great Lakes ADA Center at<br>(800) 949-4232. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free ADA Help<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a question about your rights or obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act,<br>call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/\">Great Lakes ADA Center<\/a> (800) 949-4232.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADA National Network Resources<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>These fact sheets are available in several different formats including as a web page in English and<br>Spanish, a downloadable PDF document, and a large print version of the PDF document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ada-addiction-recovery-and-employment\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ada-addiction-recovery-and-employment\">Ten Tips for Families: Supporting a Veteran with a Disability Returning to Work<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ten-tips-employers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ten-tips-employers\">Ten Tips for Employers: Tapping into the Talents of Veterans with Disabilities<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ten-points-veterans\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ten-points-veterans\">You Have a Lot to Offer: Ten Points for Veterans to Consider When Returning to Work with a Disability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/employment-data-veterans-disabilities\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/employment-data-veterans-disabilities\">Employment Data for Veterans with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Veteran and Military Families Month<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November is National Veteran and Military Families Month<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>National Veteran and Military Families Month is observed each November. Veterans Day is observed on November 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden issued a proclamation to commemorate November as National Veteran and Military Families Month. Read the full proclamation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/10\/29\/a-proclamation-on-national-veterans-and-military-families-month-2021\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/10\/29\/a-proclamation-on-national-veterans-and-military-families-month-2021\/\">www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/10\/29\/a-proclamation-on-national-veterans-and-military-families-month-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADA Resources for Veterans and their Supporters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>These are resources from the federal government and other well-known organizations who<br>provide information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related disability laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ada.gov\/servicemembers_adainfo.html\"><strong>U.S. Department of Justice <\/strong>&#8211; ADA: Know Your Rights Returning Service Members with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/understanding-your-employment-rights-under-americans-disabilities-act-guide-veterans\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/understanding-your-employment-rights-under-americans-disabilities-act-guide-veterans\"><strong>U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/strong> &#8211; Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/veterans-and-americans-disabilities-act-guide-employers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/veterans-and-americans-disabilities-act-guide-employers\"><strong>U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/strong> &#8211; Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Employers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/askjan.org\/topics\/veterans.cfm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/askjan.org\/topics\/veterans.cfm\"><strong>Job Accommodation Network<\/strong> &#8211; Accommodation and Compliance: Veterans and Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Training<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great Lakes ADA Center hosts educational webinar sessions on the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability laws (visit their AccessibilityOnline website: <a href=\"https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org\">https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org<\/a> ). These sessions are free but registration is required. Each session is archived with the support materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the sessions that focused on issues for veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org\/ADA-Audio\/archives\/110963\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org\/ADA-Audio\/archives\/110963\">Agriculture as The Next Mission for Military Veterans of All Abilities<\/a> (11\/16\/2021) &#8211; This 90- minute webinar features Purdue University&#8217;s National AgrAbility Project and their work with veterans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org\/ADA-Audio\/archives\/110491\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/accessibilityonline.org\/ADA-Audio\/archives\/110491\">Rights of Veterans with Disabilities in Employment, Housing and Transportation<\/a> (6\/28\/2016) \u00a0&#8211; This 90- minute webinar features representatives from Paralyzed Veterans of America and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the rights of veterans with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans and the ADA November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. Have a question about your rightsas a veteran under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)? The Great Lakes ADA (Americanswith Disabilities Act) Center serves Indiana as part of their region. Call Great Lakes ADA Center at(800) 949-4232. Free ADA Help If you have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/?page_id=152\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Veterans&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adagreatlakes.org\/adaindiana\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}