The National ADA Training and Implementation Network is a joint project of the US Department of Justice, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and also works closely with the other Federal Agencies designated by Congress to implement and enforce the ADA.
NADATIN carefully selected 400 people with disabilities across the country, including representatives from each State and a wide range of disabilities to participate in Phase I of the project. Those selected were, for the most part, already active in universal design, accessibility, disability rights or some other pertinent field and were well respected by their peers and others.
In 1992, these 400 people gathered in various locations across the country to receive intensive ADA training by instructors from the US Department of Justice, the EEOC, the US Department of Transportation and other Federal Agencies. The lead disabled organization involved in this training was the Disability Rights Education, Defense Fund whose staff was largely responsible for the development and passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as it now exists.
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Staff of Wagoner & Associates was fortunate to attend the Phase I training in Washington, DC. Given this location, representatives of the many Designated Federal Agencies were always on hand and we were also privileged to have numerous Members of Congress attend a reception to welcome us to this historic project.
Following Phase I training, participants returned to their home States and began working as ADA Compliance Consultants, putting this valuable training to work. Each participant was required to submit regular reports to the US DOJ & EEOC through the NADATIN Offices in Washington, DC. Of the initial 400 participants, 150 were selected to receive yet another in-depth ADA training and were moved into Phase II.
We are proud to say that staff of Wagoner & Associates were in that prestigious group and attended the Phase II training in San Diego, CA in 1993. During this second training opportunity, participants were required to demonstrate their skill and knowledge on the ADA, its implementation and enforcement. They were also required to show their ability to train others, provide presentations and mediate ADA related disputes.
Still now, nearly 11 years after the passage of the ADA, the Compliance Consultants involved in the National ADA Training and Implementation Network are hard at work to assist businesses in the ongoing process of compliance and assisting People with Disabilities to ensure that they understand their rights under the law.
NADATIN participants receive regular updates from the US DOJ and EEOC on complaints, mediation projects and enforcement action. Training bulletins and updates are also regularly distributed to ensure that participants have to most current Federal interpretation and legal decisions surrounding the ADA.
To mark the 5th and 10th anniversaries of the passage of the ADA, selected NADATIN participants were invited by the President of the United States to attend receptions at the White House. Wagoner & Associates was honored to have staff invited to both of these events.
Wagoner & Associates is exceptionally proud of its affiliation with the National ADA Training and Implementation Network and its efforts to work with the business community toward compliance.
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