1:25 Pmringing of the Peace Bell to Signify Each of the 25 Years of the ADA

12:00 pmConvene at the Hoover State Office Building at E. 13th & Walnut, on the Northwest side of the Hoover Building under the trees, andReceive a FREE ADA Bracelet & Bottle of Water. Park at the Hoover Building Lot 26 or Lot 4 of the Iowa Supreme Court Building.

12:20 pmBegin the ADA Celebration March to the Shattering Silence Monument outside of the Iowa Supreme Court Building at E. 11th & Court Avenue. This will be an approximate 2-3 block roll/walk on mostly flat sidewalk.

12:40 pmConvene at the Shattering Silence Monument at the Iowa Supreme Court Building. Speakers and Awards/Certificates Presented to Individuals and Businesses forADA Title I (Employment), Title II (State and Local Government), and Title III (Public Accommodations).

1:25 pmRinging of the Peace Bell to Signify Each of the 25 Years of the ADA

1:30 pmRefreshments

EVENT ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL:

• A Sign Language Interpreter will be provided for the event.
• Some limited accessible transportation is available, such as bus tokens or the D Line. Please contact staff at the Central Iowa Center for Independent Living (CICIL) to make arrangements at 515-243-1742. Paratransit Users: Please schedule your trip ASAP to allow for as much advanced planning as possible for DART.
• Accessible restrooms are available in both the Hoover Building and the Iowa Supreme Court Building.
• Power Scooter/Chair Users: Please bring plastic to cover your controls in the event of rain.
• All: Please dress accordingly for the weather-plan for heat and/or possible rain.
• All: Shade tents and chairs will be provided at the Monument during the program.
• All: If possible, please wear REDBLUE shirts as these are the ADA Logo colors!

For more information on this event, please contact Dawn Francis at 515-282-0275.

EVENT SPONSORS:

ASK Resource Center; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Central Iowa Center for Independent Living; Crown Trophy, Grimes; Disability Rights Iowa (DRI); Easter Seals Iowa; Epilepsy Foundation of North Central Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska; In Lieu Of – Sue Lerdal; Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging (i4a); Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Democratic Party Disability Constituency Caucus; Iowa Department for the Blind; Iowa Department of Human Rights; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Finance Authority; Iowa Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA); Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC); Liz O’Hara & Harry Ruth; McLaren's Chapel & Resthaven Cemetery; NAMI Greater Des Moines; National Disability Institute (NDI); National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter; Republican Party of Iowa; Universal Printing, Des Moines; and others to be named at the event.