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
Employment
Community living and participation
Health and society
Community needs and access
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:
People with disabilities
Family members of people with disabilities
Employers, including managers and human resources professionals
Employees of state and local governments
Business owners
ADA and disability policy researchers
Disability advocates
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).