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Strickland appoints Lissner to statewide panel

Posted on | January 6, 2010 | 1,222 views |

Scott Lissner, Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator at Ohio State, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities.

The 21-member council was created in 1982 to advise the governor and general assembly on disability issues affecting the lives of more than 1.9 million Ohioans with disabilities. In addition to informing state policy, the Governor’s Council promotes equality, access, employment and independence for individuals with disabilities through local, state and national partnerships.

“Being appointed to the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities would be an honor at any time, but this is a particularly meaningful moment because disability policy is at a crossroads,” Lissner said. ”This July marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and recent amendments designed to broaden its non-discrimination mandate offer the university and the state an opportunity for continued leadership and innovation.”

As Ohio State’s ADA Coordinator, Lissner guides the university’s efforts to move beyond compliance and toward seamless access and the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities in all of its programs and activities.  An Associate of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Lissner believes that his teaching for the Moritz College of Law, the Knowlton School of Architecture and Disability Studies informs his work as the university’s disability compliance officer and will benefit his work with the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities.

Lissner has served as OSU’s ADA Coordinator since 2000, housed in the provost’s office.

He chairs the Government Relations and Public Policy committees of the Association on Higher Education and Disability and also serves on the board of directors for ADA-OHIO and the editorial board for Thompson’s 504 Compliance Manual, and is a member of the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues.

More information on the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities can be found at gcpd.ohio.gov.

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