Robin Ann Jones
Instructor, Great Lakes ADA Center Director, Disability and Human Development
Focus Areas
Office Phone
TTY
Office
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., 405 DHSP
Mail Code
728
Office Hours
By appointment
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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.
Service to the 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, Chicago Cultural Access Consortium (CCAC) and the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network.
Leadership in the Profession
Chicago Mayor's Task Force on Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with Disabilities, Co-Chairperson
Illinois Occupational Therapy Association, Advocacy Chairperson
Assistive Technology Industry Assocation (ATIA), Strand Advisor
Chicago Business Leadership Network, Advisory Committee Member
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