[Missouri-l] [leadership] Podcasts w/ASLFW: National Network of ADA Centers Announces New Episodes on the Disability Law Lowdown Website

[peter altschul]

From: DBTAC Southwest ADA Center at ILRU [mailto:ilru at ilru.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:52 AM
To: ilru at ilru.org
Subject: National Network of ADA Centers Announces New Episodes 
on the
Disability Law Lowdown Website


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacquie Brennan
DBTAC Southwest ADA Center
713.520.0232, jbrennan at bcm.edu

American Sign Language Video Podcast from the
DISABILITY LAW LOWDOWN a project of the National Network of ADA 
Centers

June 22, 2009 - The National Network of ADA Centers announces new
episodes on the Disability Law Lowdown website at
ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com.  The first video podcast series in 
American
Sign Language bring a new level of service to the Deaf community 
by
expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that 
allows
subscribers too see native Deaf speakers signing the show's 
content.
The podcasts deliver the latest in disability law information via
American Sign Language, captioning, voice-over, and transcripts 
to
maximize accessibility.  Free subscriptions to the ASL podcasts 
are
available to have shows automatically delivered to MP3 players.  
The ASL
podcasts are also available on the Disability Law Lowdown 
website, where
transcripts of the shows are simultaneously available.  For the 
fastest
viewing, go to  www.youtube.com/disabilitylawlowdown .

Topics currently available include: Tax Incentives, Voting 
Rights,
Ticket to Work, Housing, Your Rights with Law Enforcement, 
Workplace
Accommodations, Your Legal Rights as a College Student, Legal
Obligations of the Hospitality Industry, Requesting an 
Interpreter, and
an Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Disability Law Lowdown is provided by the Disability Business 
Technical
Assistance Center (DBTAC), a national network of ten ADA Centers 
across
the country, offering technical assistance and training in the 
Americans
with Disabilities Act and other disability-related laws.  To 
reach the
center that serves your area call 1-800-949-4232 v/tty.  To 
subscribe,
look for the ASL Disability Law Lowdown podcast on iTunes, or 
visit
ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com.

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