July 24, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Hoover State Office Building at E. 13th & Walnut, Des Moines, IA

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You are invited to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Friday, July 24th from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration and March in Des Moines. The celebration begins at noon at the Hoover State Office Building at E. 13th & Walnut. This event is being planned by partners in the Iowa Disability and Aging Advocacy Network (IDAAN).

Iowa Department for the Blind Orientation Center students will represent the Department and you are invited to join them. The event will begin at the Hoover Building with a brief rally and award presentation, followed by a march to the "Shattering the Silence" Monument on the Capitol grounds for speeches and additional awards. Please feel free to bring signs or banners celebrating the ADA’s 25th for the march.

SCHEDULE

12:00 pm  Convene at the Hoover State Office Building at E. 13th & Walnut, on the Northwest side of the Hoover Building under the trees, and Receive a FREE ADA Bracelet & Bottle of Water.  Park at the Hoover Building Lot 26 or Lot 4 of the Iowa Supreme Court Building.

12:20 pm  Begin the ADA Celebration March to the Shattering Silence Monument outside of the Iowa Supreme Court Building at E. 11th & Court Avenue.  This will be an approximate 2-3 block roll/walk on mostly flat sidewalk.

12:40 pm  Convene at the Shattering Silence Monument at the Iowa Supreme Court Building.  Speakers and Awards/Certificates Presented to Individuals and Businesses for ADA Title I (Employment), Title II (State and Local Government), and Title III (Public Accommodations).

1:25 pm    Ringing of the Peace Bell to Signify Each of the 25 Years of the ADA

1:30 pm    Refreshments

EVENT ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL:

• A Sign Language Interpreter will be provided for the event.
• Some limited accessible transportation is available, such as bus tokens or the D Line.  Please contact staff at the Central Iowa Center for Independent Living (CICIL) to make arrangements at 515-243-1742.  Paratransit Users:  Please schedule your trip ASAP to allow for as much advanced planning as possible for DART.
• Accessible restrooms are available in both the Hoover Building and the Iowa Supreme Court Building.
• Power Scooter/Chair Users:  Please bring plastic to cover your controls in the event of rain.
• All:  Please dress accordingly for the weather-plan for heat and/or possible rain.
• All:  Shade tents and chairs will be provided at the Monument during the program.
• All:  If possible, please wear RED & BLUE shirts as these are the ADA Logo colors!

For more information on this event, please contact Dawn Francis at 515-282-0275.

EVENT SPONSORS:

ASK Resource Center; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Central Iowa Center for Independent Living; Crown Trophy, Grimes; Disability Rights Iowa (DRI); Easter Seals Iowa; Epilepsy Foundation of North Central Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska; In Lieu Of – Sue Lerdal; Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging (i4a); Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Democratic Party Disability Constituency Caucus; Iowa Department for the Blind; Iowa Department of Human Rights; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Finance Authority; Iowa Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA); Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC); Liz O’Hara & Harry Ruth; McLaren's Chapel & Resthaven Cemetery; NAMI Greater Des Moines; National Disability Institute (NDI); National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter; Republican Party of Iowa; Universal Printing, Des Moines; and others to be named at the event.