The Americans with Disabilities Act and Higher Education: 35 Years Later, What Have We Learned?

February 11, 2026 @ 12:00PM — 1:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

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TMA Lunch & Learn Equity Conversation Series - The Americans with Disabilities Act and Higher Education: 35 Years Later What Have We Learned?

A Transform Mid-Atlantic Equity Conversation featuring Guest Speakers - Mr. Andy Imparato and Dr. Elizabeth Morgan.

Please make plans to join us Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00-1:00 pm (EST) via zoom for the TMA Lunch & Learn Equity Conversation Series. Our topic will be The Americans with Disabilities Act and Higher Education: 35 Years Later What Have We Learned? This Series is part of TMA's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program.

Guest Speakers:

Andy Imparato

Andrew J. “Andy” Imparato has served as Executive Director of Disability Rights California (DRC) since February 2020, leading a $46 million, 340-staff statewide legal services agency advancing the rights of Californians with disabilities. Since joining DRC, he has led advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped shape Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Aging, advanced California’s national leadership in disability policy, and defended self-determination for unhoused people with mental health disabilities amid CARE Court and related initiatives. From 2021–2022, he was appointed by President Biden to the federal COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.

Andy brings more than 25 years of national leadership in disability policy, including senior roles in Washington, DC as Disability Policy Director for Senator Tom Harkin, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, Executive Director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, and senior counsel at the National Council on Disability and EEOC. He helped advance the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and disability provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. A Yale graduate and Stanford Law School alumnus, Imparato is widely recognized for mentoring emerging leaders, national service, and advocacy informed by his lived experience with bipolar disorder.

Dr. Elizabeth Morgan

Dr. Elizabeth Holliday Morgan, a passionate educator, researcher, and advocate for disability rights and inclusion, is committed to empowering BIPOC mothers and ensuring equitable access to services for their children. Her dedication began during her tenure as a K-12 teacher and administrator.

As an Associate Professor at Morgan State University in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy with affiliation to the National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED), Dr. Morgan strives to amplify marginalized voices through impactful community-based applied research projects and to prepare the next generation of educational leaders and disability rights advocates.

Her website: https://www.drehmorgan.com offers a glimpse into her work. Social Media: Transformative Mothering

Please contact TMA Associate Director, Dr. Shawntay Stocks at stocks@transformmidatlantic.org if you have any questions.

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