ADA Coordinator’s Office

Multiple Perspectives 2025

The Twenty Fifth Annual Multiple Perspective On Access, Inclusion & Disability Conference

APRIL 7TH & 8TH 2025 The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio

Foundations and Frontiers

Fifty years ago, President Nixon signed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that included Section 504 that propelled access from a benefit to a right of EQUAL ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, BENEFITS & SERVICES.

This coming July will be the 35th Anniversary of President George W. Bush signing the that expanded those rights beyond federally funded programs to broadly ensure INTEGRATION, EQUITABLE TREATMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AND INDEPENDENCE.

Last April, during the Multiple Perspectives Conference we learned about the newest addition to the ADA.  Building the foundation of the 504 and the ADA in the social and built environments, the Title II amendments focus on the digital environment extending a universal design where information and tools are PERCEIVABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, OPERABLE, AND ROBUST.

Multiple Perspective’s is celebrating 25 years of exploring the foundations frontiers of access; recognizing disability as integral to the human condition and as a catalyst for technological innovation and societal evolution. Learning from lived experience focused on access, inclusion, and disability. 

About

Hosted by the Office of Institutional Equity at the Ohio State University and supported by the generosity of Margaret Stanton and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Endowment Fund. As a modern land grant university, an important part of Ohio State’s mission is serving the wider community as a catalyst for positive change and a springboard for collaborations with and among our partners in education, business, non-profits, and government. Since 2000, each year the university’s ADA Coordinator has identified series of workshops and public events that provide a forum for expand our understanding of disability as integral to human experience and create opportunities to increase community resources through the synergy of collaboration. 

Past Programs

To be on the mailing list for the conference, send e-mail to ADA-OSU@osu.edu

Call for Proposals

Preference will be given to proposals that explore tools and approaches to access, encourage discussions across the typical social, political, and disciplinary boundaries; connect individuals to local, national or international communities; or consider parallels, distinctions and intersections with race, gender and ethnicity. 

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.

Proposal Submission Form