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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>CALL FOR PPRESENTATIONS</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The 26<sup>th</sup> Annual Multiple Perspective Conference:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Infrastructures for Accessibility</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>APRIL 13<sup>th</sup> – 14<sup>th</sup> 2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Multiple Perspective’s celebrates and explores the multiple meanings and expressions of access; recognizing disability as inherent to the human condition and accessibility
as integral to design, technological innovation, and engage citizenship. This year’s theme asks you to consider facilitators; enabling structures that allow full engagement in society. From curb-cuts to AI what policies and practices that advance us toward
achieving Congress’ purpose for enacting the ADA.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">“The Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency
for such individuals”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>It is the purpose of this Act—</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation"><i>to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;</i></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation"><i>to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities;</i></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation"><i>to ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing the standards established in this Act on behalf of individuals with disabilities; and</i></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" role="presentation"><i>to invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including the power to enforce the fourteenth amendment and to regulate commerce, in order to address the major areas of discrimination
faced day-to-day by people with disabilities</i>.</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ada/*section4__;Iw!!KGKeukY!3PIL8viSCnieeAUnKiEkm_Z4IhjLim_W4MDmdJ-YXF5IgEle2nC1LteEQFA-sbLEXt6eWSml8b1E5wc5z_eY$" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Pub.
L. 110-325,</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Preference will be given to proposals that explore practices, policies and structures that facilitate access, serve as a catalyst for collaborations;
or connect individuals to local, national or international communities. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Please use our online<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" role="presentation"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tnm0iVhg9vUTWe__;!!KGKeukY!3PIL8viSCnieeAUnKiEkm_Z4IhjLim_W4MDmdJ-YXF5IgEle2nC1LteEQFA-sbLEXt6eWSml8b1E5_0BK8Fm$" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Submission
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Proposal reviews begin December 3, 2025
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);" role="presentation"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities/background__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQaP6u9Q-w$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities/background__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQaP6u9Q-w$" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255);">International
Day of Disabled Persons</a></u></b></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Acceptances by January 4, 2026<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);" role="presentation"><b> <u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQZhquhmlw$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQZhquhmlw$" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255);">Louis
Braille’s Birthday (World Braille Day)</a></u></b></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" role="presentation">Presenter confirmations requested on January
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">23, 2026<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);" role="presentation"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mn.gov/mnddc/ed-roberts/index.html__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQbihfv9fw$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mn.gov/mnddc/ed-roberts/index.html__;!!KGKeukY!10lhnmIpy68WfUUSkE0V7kZipHpp-H0399o1baoND6dl95CPPaQBuvXG-RRZfgUH10Vz4-iNgQbihfv9fw$" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255);">Ed
Roberts Birthday</a></u></b></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>To be on the mailing list for the conference, send e-mail to
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);"><b><u><a href="mailto:ADA-OSU@osu.edu" title="mailto:ADA-OSU@osu.edu" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ADA-OSU@osu.edu</a></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Please Note: The full conference fees will be waived, and lunch provided for onsite for presenters. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and lodging.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Supported by the generosity of Margaret Stanton and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Endowment Fund and the Civil Rights Compliance Office at the Ohio State University. Since
2000, the university’s ADA Coordinator has presented a series of workshops and public events supporting the university’s mission as a modern land grant university; serving the wider community by providing a forum for understanding of disability as integral
to human experience and creating opportunities s through collaboration with and among our partners in education, business, non-profits, and government. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);"><b><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="cc281125-1dd4-46a6-a725-a027984860af" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">U.S.
Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy</a></b></span></p>
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