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Disability Mediation Resources
The Disability Mediation Resources page references resources as it
pertains to issues arising from the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). Dispute resolution practitioners and consumers will find the
below information and links helpful.
ADA Mediation Articles (http://www.mediate.com/adamediation)
A wealth of information and articles on conflict management and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ADA Mediation Guidelines (http://www.mediate.com/articles/adaltr.cfm)
The ADA Mediation Guidelines provide direction for mediators,
administrators, funders and consumers of ADA mediation. They also
provide direction for disability access in any type of mediation
involving persons with disabilities, such as family, commercial or
labor mediation.
Collaborate Listserv on Aging,
Disability and Dispute Resolution
For the past fifteen years, the ABA Commission on Law and Aging have
worked to promote the use of creative dispute resolution mechanisms in
the aging and disability communities. In their effort to encourage
collaborative approaches to tackling disputes involving older persons
and persons with disabilities, they would like to enhance collaboration
among those interested in these issues.
For more information or to subscribe, contact Erica Wood (ericawood@staff.abanet.org)
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute
Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
CADRE (http://www.directionservice.org/cadre),
the National Center on Dispute Resolution and Special Education, offers
a web site that has a wealth of information on issues related to
resolving disagreements between family members and educators/service
providers related to special education.
Guidance on Accessible Mediation for
Parties with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability
published in 2005 "Questions and Answers for Mediation Providers:
Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)". This
publication (http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/ada_mediators.htm)
was jointly prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, National Council on Disability, and the U.S. Department of
Justice.
Workplace Disability Conflict
Management Best Practices (http://www.mediate.com/articles/cohen8.cfm)
This collection is compiled from best
practices in ADA workplace conflict management submitted to this page
in response to an open call. We have not included extensive
accommodation "how-to's." Rather, this list is oriented around the
aspects of disability that might give rise to misunderstandings or
conflicts -- in short, the types of issues that might prompt a
mediation or might come up during one.
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