{"269331":{"#nid":"269331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Internal Study to Review ADA Compliance at Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of an ongoing review of campus accessibility, President Bud Peterson has commissioned an internal study to ensure that Georgia Tech is providing all individuals with disabilities an inclusive, welcoming and supportive campus environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has asked Tech\u2019s Office of Strategic Consulting to review existing services provided and the effectiveness of service delivery, specifically as they relate to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ada.gov\/reg2.html\u0022\u003Esection 35 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\u003C\/a\u003E. During the next few months, the review team will gather data through interviews and feedback. Primary units include Campus Services, Information Technology, Facilities, Student Affairs and the Athletic Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA commitment to ADA compliance is inherent in Georgia Tech\u2019s core values, but given the Institute\u2019s complex, distributed and entrepreneurial campus environment, compliance oversight can be a challenge,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cStudies like this are important to help identify any gaps in the effective coordination and accommodation of everyone who visits the Tech campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of an ongoing review of campus accessibility, President Bud Peterson has commissioned an internal study to ensure that Georgia Tech is providing all individuals with disabilities an inclusive, welcoming and supportive campus environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ensuring Georgia Tech is providing an inclusive, welcoming and supportive campus environment for all"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2014-01-21 10:06:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:44","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/consulting.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Strategic Consulting"},{"url":"http:\/\/president.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the President"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"360","name":"accessibility"},{"id":"10909","name":"ADA"},{"id":"358","name":"CATEA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}