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.
