Guest Speaker Dr. Kaycee Bills

Tuesday, March 26, 3:00pm EDT / 12:00pm PDT

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This month we are proud to welcome Dr. Kaycee Bills as our guest speaker, whose talk is entitled "Is the ADA Enough? Recognizing the Diverse Needs That are not Addressed by Disability Accommodations".

The ADA was established in order to allow for equity to be established among individuals who have disabilities. But do these minimum ADA standards address all of the diverse needs necessary to achieve equity for those in the disability community? This discussion will explore the gaps in ADA policies that don’t address all of the unique needs of individuals with disabilities due to their diverse backgrounds that are often overlooked.

Dr. Kaycee Bills is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame. She received her PhD in Social Work from the University of Tennessee and her Master’s in Social Work from Hawaii Pacific University. As a woman who grew up on the Autism Spectrum, she has always had a passion for the inequalities experienced among individuals with disabilities. Through this passion, she has devoted her professional career toward educating the public about accessibility challenges among the disability community through her research and teachings.

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