{"id":10297,"date":"2019-07-26T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=10297"},"modified":"2019-07-26T23:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T03:00:42","slug":"genesee-county-independent-living-celebrates-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-with-a-community-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/26\/genesee-county-independent-living-celebrates-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-with-a-community-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living celebrates the Americans with Disabilities Act with a community picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"10299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/26\/genesee-county-independent-living-celebrates-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-with-a-community-picnic\/picnic-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?fit=3673%2C1960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3673,1960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564160257&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00229885057471&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"picnic 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?fit=900%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?resize=900%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10299\" class=\"wp-image-10299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C546&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?w=2700&amp;ssl=1 2700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"1960\" data-attachment-id=\"10302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/26\/genesee-county-independent-living-celebrates-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-with-a-community-picnic\/picnic-2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C1960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,1960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564160277&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00123762376238&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"picnic-2-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?fit=900%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?fit=900%2C438\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10302\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?attachment_id=10302\" class=\"wp-image-10302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C373&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C498&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?resize=150%2C73&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-2-1.jpg?w=2700&amp;ssl=1 2700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia\u2019s consumer-run human service and advocacy agency for people with disabilities, <strong>Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR)<\/strong> held an <strong>ADA Picnic<\/strong> to celebrate the 29<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The picnic was open to the general public and offered free food, fun, and games at Kiwanis Park on West Main street road in Batavia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nd7LY4qnDNk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed in 1990, a patchwork of laws existed to protect the civil rights of citizens with disabilities only in certain situations, such as access to airports, fairness in housing, and non-discrimination  by federally funded institutions.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ADA broadly bars disability-based discrimination in employment, telecommunications, by state and local governments, in places of public accommodation such as stores, restaurants, banks, theaters, hotels, and stadia, among  other protections.\u00a0 This has made it the single most important body of law for a particular population, the disability community, since the protections for racial and ethnic minorities and women of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which inspired some of the ADA\u2019s  provisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Batavia\u2019s consumer-run human service and advocacy agency for people with disabilities, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) held an ADA Picnic to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\u00a0 The picnic was open to the general public and offered free food, fun, \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/26\/genesee-county-independent-living-celebrates-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-with-a-community-picnic\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[1528,1740],"class_list":["post-10297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-independent-living","tag-picnic"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-2G5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44951,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/genesee-county-independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-to-celebrate-the-33rd-anniversary-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living of the Genesee Region to celebrate the 33rd\u00a0Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act","author":"aka","date":"July 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The\u00a0Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),\u00a0which was signed into law on July 26, 1990,is the single most comprehensive and far-reaching piece of legislation protecting the rights of people with disabilities from discrimination ever enacted, eclipsing the handful of laws that had existed.\u00a0 Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR)\u00a0will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54739,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/11\/genesee-county-independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-to-hold-an-ada-consumer-picnic\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living of the Genesee Region\u00a0to hold an ADA Consumer Picnic","author":"aka","date":"July 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release July 26, 1990 was the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the first\u00a0piece of legislation to provide people with disabilities the right to equal access to employment, governmental programs and services, areas of public accommodations, communications, and transportation.\u00a0 Many consider it to be the most comprehensive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/thumbnail_image004-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/thumbnail_image004-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/thumbnail_image004-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34053,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/09\/genesee-county-independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-to-hold-an-americans-with-disabilities-act-celebration-for-the-entire-community\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living of the Genesee Region to hold an Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration for the entire community","author":"aka","date":"July 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR)\u00a0invites you to celebrate\u00a0the 32nd anniversary of the signing of\u00a0the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at our Annual Picnic.\u00a0 Free food, including hot dogs, hamburgers, and salad, will be provided, plus additional fun, and games.\u00a0 We look forward to having you join\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_image003.jpg?fit=702%2C253&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_image003.jpg?fit=702%2C253&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_image003.jpg?fit=702%2C253&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/thumbnail_image003.jpg?fit=702%2C253&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61299,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/genesee-orleans-ilgr-to-hold-advocacy-toolbox-workshops-in-albion-for-children-and-youth-with-special-health-care-needs-cyshcn-and-their-families\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":3},"title":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/ILGR to hold Advocacy Toolbox Workshops in Albion for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) and their families","author":"aka","date":"January 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) wants to help young people with disabilities and their family members to learn about their rights, and gain advocacy skills.\u00a0 The three sessions, covering different material, will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on three Thursdays throughout February: 2\/13,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38946,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/genesee-county-independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-welcomes-allea-devos-as-housing-specialist\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":4},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living of the Genesee Region welcomes Allea DeVos as Housing Specialist","author":"aka","date":"January 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR)\u00a0is pleased that\u00a0Allea DeVos\u00a0has joined their team in the role of Housing Specialist.\u00a0 She had worked five years as a Housing Services Representative at PathStone Corporation in Batavia, the local administrator of Federal and State low-income homeownership and rental assistance programs, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thumbnail_image004.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42910,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/31\/genesee-county-independent-living-university-heights-arts-association-announces-a-new-series-of-exhibitions-of-artists-with-disabilities-in-the-genesee-region\/","url_meta":{"origin":10297,"position":5},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Independent Living &#038; University Heights Arts Association announces a new series of exhibitions of artists with disabilities in the Genesee Region","author":"aka","date":"May 31, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0ARTiculations Ability Exhibition\u00a0--\u00a0a forum for artists\u00a0with disabilities in Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans counties to display their work publicly -- will open at Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) in their office at 319 West Main Street in the Crickler Executive Business Center in Batavia on Thursday June 1,2023.\u00a0\u00a0Titled\u00a0\u201cBack of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thumbnail_image006.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picnic-1.jpg?fit=3673%2C1960&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10303,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10297\/revisions\/10303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}