Lunch & Learn Series: Striving for Educational Access and Equity for Students with Disabilities

Salem, Oregon—The Oregon Disabilities Commission (ODC), Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Northwest ADA Center, and Disability Rights Oregon will co-host a free Lunch and Learn webinar series in July in recognition and celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The informational series will launch on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Topics and Dates

The free online series will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesdays throughout July. Members of the public are welcome to participate.

Topics by date are:

• July 8: Striving for educational access and equity for students with disabilities Description:
  • Panelists will share their lived struggles and successes within Oregon’s K-12 and Higher Education system. Panelists will also provide information and resources on how to navigate education settings with a disability.
• July 15: Working towards equal access employment for people with disabilities Description:
  • Panelists will cover topics on how to navigate and understand employment options for people with disabilities.
• July 22: Guest presenters Hannah and Shane Burcaw: Squirmy and Grubs Description:
  • Hannah and Shane Burcaw are relationship vloggers changing the way society understands disability.
• July 29: Oregon's journey to accessibility: removing barriers Description:
  • Panelists will highlight how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act changed disability policy and services in Oregon.

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**The series will be accessible to people with disabilities and translated into Spanish.**