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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/ada-conference" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The 26</a></u><sup><u><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/ada-conference" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">th</a></u></sup><u><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/ada-conference" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Annual
Multiple Perspective Conference:</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Infrastructures for Accessibility</b></span></p>
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<span style="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-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio</span></p>
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<span style="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-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-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>It is the purpose of this Act—</i></span></p>
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<i>to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<i>to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities;</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<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></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<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 style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" role="presentation"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ada/*section4__;Iw!!KGKeukY!3PIL8viSCnieeAUnKiEkm_Z4IhjLim_W4MDmdJ-YXF5IgEle2nC1LteEQFA-sbLEXt6eWSml8b1E5wc5z_eY$" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Pub.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Preference will be given to proposals that explore practices, policies and structures that facilitate access, serve as a catalyst for collaborations; or connect individuals to local, national or international
communities.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Please use our online<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" role="presentation"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tnm0iVhg9vUTWe__;!!KGKeukY!3PIL8viSCnieeAUnKiEkm_Z4IhjLim_W4MDmdJ-YXF5IgEle2nC1LteEQFA-sbLEXt6eWSml8b1E5_0BK8Fm$" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Submission
Form</a></u></b></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Proposal reviews begin December 3, 2025
</span><span style="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: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Acceptances by January 4, 2026<b> </b></span><span style="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: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" role="presentation">Presenter confirmations requested on January
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">23, 2026<b> </b></span><span style="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-size: 10pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/past-conferences__;!!DZ3fjg!8sfFK4PtnPCIdkjt3lC-pHFqU4SdkgsbrIQmfu9j4g8hC_Qo95UAn_CNROLHpJR7DsHjA2F3NTlcX8HgDOiN76yhzzGuz8A$" title="https://ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/past-conferences" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Past
Programs</a></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/multiple-perspectives-2025__;!!DZ3fjg!8sfFK4PtnPCIdkjt3lC-pHFqU4SdkgsbrIQmfu9j4g8hC_Qo95UAn_CNROLHpJR7DsHjA2F3NTlcX8HgDOiN76yhLrPYr0w$" title="https://ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/multiple-perspectives-2025" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Conference
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<span style="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-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-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-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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