Agenda

Day 1

1:00–3:30 PM Eastern

Session A: Employment

1:15–2:10 PM Eastern

  • Four lightning presentations (presenter details coming soon)
  • Moderator comments (moderator details coming soon)
  • Question and answer session
Break

Session B: Community living and participation

2:30–3:20 PM Eastern

  • Four lightning presentations (presenter details coming soon)
  • Moderator comments (moderator details coming soon)
  • Question and answer session

Day 2

1:00–3:30 PM Eastern

Session A: Health and society

1:15–2:10 PM Eastern

  • Four lightning presentations (presenter details coming soon)
  • Moderator comments (moderator details coming soon)
  • Question and answer session
Break

Session B: Community needs and access

2:30–3:20 PM Eastern

  • Four lightning presentations (presenter details coming soon)
  • Moderator comments (moderator details coming soon)
  • Question and answer session

About the 2026 ADA State of the Science Research Conference

The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in many areas of public life. The ADA National Network and others do research on important topics related to the ADA, exploring many aspects of the ADA to learn more about how the ADA works in practice and to improve understanding of stakeholders’ needs. The ADA State of the Science Research Conference is one way to learn about these research findings.

The free ADA State of the Science Research Conference will be held online on and from 1:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern each day. The conference will consist of short “lightning talk” style presentations from ADA researchers from the ADA National Network and other organizations.

Session themes

Who should attend

This conference is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the latest ADA research for personal or professional reasons. This includes people with rights under the law, like people with disabilities and their family members, as well as those with responsibilities under the ADA. Examples of who may be interested in attending include:

Access

The conference will include captions, ASL interpretation, and CART.

Information from the previous ADA State of the Science Conferences is also available: adata.org/sos

The conference is coordinated by the ADA Knowledge Translation Center with support from the ADA National Network Research Committee, and funded through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).