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Robin Ann Jones

Instructor, Director and Principal Investigator—Great Lakes ADA Center

Disability and Human Development

Contact

Building & Room:

404 DHSP

Address:

1640 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Office Phone:

312.996.1059

Office Phone TTY:

312-996-1059

CV Download:

Jones_RJ-2.pdf

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About

Robin Jones has served as Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center since its inception in 1991. The Center is a member of the ADA National Network. Robin is actively involved in providing training, consultation and technical assistance on the ADA and related laws to business, employers, government, educational entities, architects, social service organizations and people with disabilities/ families. Areas of expertise include employment, architectural accessibility, community integration, educational accommodations and accessibility of information technology.

Prior professional experiences included working as a senior occupational therapy assistant at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and as Assistant to the Head within the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Robin has academic degrees in the field of Occupational Therapy and Public Administration.

Robin teaches courses within DHD that explore the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as how participatory action research can be used to impact of state/federal policy affecting persons with disabilities.

Selected Grants

ACL/NIDILRR, Region V ADA Center, Principal Investigator and Project Director

ACL/NIDILRR, ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium, Co-Investigator

ACL/NIDILRR, RRTC on Employment and Persons with Physical Disabilities, Co-Investigator

Service to Community

Collaboration with organizations that include and represent persons with disabilities and disability rights include but are not limited to Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago Mayor's Office For Persons with Disabilities, Equip for Equality, Illinois' Protection and Advocacy Organization, National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities and the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network.

Professional Leadership

Advisory Council, Disability:IN Chicagoland

Work Group Member reresenting UCEDD's, AoD Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center

Community Advisory Council, Chicago Botanic Garden

ADA Advisory Committee Member, Chicago Transit Authority

Notable Honors

2014, Terry Brittel OTA/OT Partnership Award, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

2015, Inaugural Inductee -Legends and Legacies Society, American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)

1986, Roster of Honor (ROH), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

1986, Award of Excellence, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Education

Master's, Public Services Administration, DePaul University, 1995
Bachelor's, Public Administration, Loyola University, 1985
Associate, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Madison Area Technical College, 1980

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