mercy college

Recent ADA Accommodation News by Donna Drumm Certified ADA Advocate

Recent ADA accommodations work

Workplace accommodations - working with client on obtaining work place accommodations for visible and invisible disabilities.

Warrant accommodations - worked with client to receive accommodation to appear by telephone.

Divorce - work with client to receive accommodations for hearing on child custody matters.

Presentations - On April 20th at Mercy College I will be presenting: "Accessibility in the Workplace" to graduating students and staff. This is being sponsored by the Office of ACCESSibility, an innovative service offered to students with disabilities.

The focus of the presentatiion is to empower students to advocate for ADA Accomodations in the work place during interviews and the initial hiring process.

The presentation will be held Wednesday, April 20th from 2:30-3:30 PM at the Dobbs Ferry campus.

Interviews - Greenwich radio station WGBH interviewed Paul Anderson Winchell, Executive Director of LiftingUp Westcheseter and me about LUW's upcoming Gala, volunteerism and our mission.

Dr. Karin Huffer, my mentor and founder of Equal Access Advocates, interviewed me for her ADA Advocacy class at John Jay College in Manhattan. The interview will be part of the class work beginning in Sept. 2016.

Volunteer "Judge" for Pace Law School's Moot Court Competition - I joined attorneys and professional judges in observing first year law students present arguments on jurisdiction. It's hard to be a judge when the finalists are all so excellent. Nicely done students!!!