A Guide to Equity – ADA Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors

Equity in JusticE • Spring 2022 Series

Equity in Justice

The Equity in Justice Program is rolling out our own CLEs that will address many issues that will help lawyers gain new understandings and deepen their learning on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. There are foundational courses and courses with specialized topics for lawyers who want to learn more. Some formats will be webinar and others will require cameras on and participation.

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A Guide to Equity – ADA Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors

Presenters: Julie Ballinger, M.A., Affiliate, Southwest ADA Center; Torri Jacobus, Director, City of Albuquerque Office of Civil Rights Date: April 22, noon-1:30 1.5 EP • Cost: $25

 Session Description

More than 750,000 people with disabilities are incarcerated across the nation. These inmates can, if the facility does not fully comply with the ADA and implement ADA best practices, serve harder time with less access to positive programming and services resulting in these inmates living in a “prison within a prison.” Facility visitors with disabilities often face hindrances because the facility fails to create access as it relates to their disability. In response, the Southwest ADA Center has developed the extensive free publication “Americans with Disabilities Act - Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors Guide.” The Guide is designed to be utilized by corrections, advocates (including legal advocates), and others to bring equity practices in various settings regardless of the correctional circumstances. The session will review the comprehensive Guide and will include how the Guide can be utilized as a tool for progressive change.

 3 Learning Objectives

1. Understanding of disability related access issues using an ADA civil rights lens to focus on discriminatory practices in the correctional system. 2. Bringing awareness of the serious consequences of disability related discriminatory practices regarding inmates and facility visitors. 3. Introducing the ADA Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors Guide to workshop participants to utilize to promote equity through ADA compliance.

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