Adult education programs have always served learners with disabilities and learning differences. Whether or not they have a formal disability...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 and while we have made progress towards the full inclusion of people with disabilities, AE programs still have much to learn to comply fully with the law and support students with disabilities.
The SABES Program Support PD Team offers ADA resources and training, in partnership with the New England ADA Center , on topics such as: the definition of disability; disability rights; ADA compliance; reasonable accommodations; disability etiquette; and auxiliary aids and services.
See the Calendar and Resource Library sections for ADA resources and PD.
ADA Resources & Training : Upcoming Events
11/03/2025
ADA Coordinator Training (Self-Paced Modules)
This self-paced course considers how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can help your program meet the requirements of the...
03/03/2026
Learner Perspective on Disability Inclusive Instruction (Online Facilitated)
What do adult students with learning differences have to say about their own classroom experiences, and how does that inform...
04/23/2026
04/27/2026
Disability Inclusion: Three Program Models (Online Blended)
This panel brings together three adult education programs that have strengthened their approach to disability inclusion at the individual, programmatic...
ADA Resources & Training : Resources, Research and Curriculum
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Americans With Disabilities Act (the ADA) This page allows access to relevant, useful, and important resources from the completed asynchronous course...
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The Basic Disability Screenings for Adult Education Program Use (BDSAE) provides several basic screening tools that can help start the conversation...
