WEBINAR: ADA for Public Meetings and Civic Engagement: Ensuring Full Access
Description: This webinar is designed for municipal staff, planners, and community engagement professionals committed to making government participation accessible to all residents. This session will explore legal requirements and practical strategies to ensure that public meetings—whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid—are inclusive of individuals with disabilities, and other access needs. Learn how to create welcoming and compliant civic spaces.
Topics include:
• ADA and Title VI requirements for public meetings
• Sign language interpreters and captioning
• Ensuring physical and digital accessibility of meeting spaces
• Language access and inclusive communication strategies
• Hybrid meeting tools and accessible virtual platforms
• Promoting inclusive outreach and participation methods
Certificates: A certificate of attendance is provided automatically by the Go-To-Webinar platform only if you watch the live broadcast after logging in with your name and your email. If you watch the webinar as a group, or if you watch a replay, you will not receive a certificate. For group training simply document the completion of the training on a training roster or safety meeting summary form.
Target Audience: This webinar is geared towards those in the organization that have responsibility for insurance, risk management and safety. Please forward the registration link to others in your organization that may benefit from attendance.
Date/Time: January 14, 2026 (2-3pm EST)
Presenters: Trevor Reschny, CSP and Jonathan Jaramillo