As a recognized ADA expert, Cheryl Ann Frazier's career has focused on advocating, educating, and consulting with individuals and organizations across the corporate, educational, and government sectors. A career driven by a deep passion for disability rights, dedicated to advocating for inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunities, Cheryl Ann consistently strives for excellence in advancing social justice and empowering individuals with disabilities.

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Cheryl Ann Frazier's Work:

• Formed Humanity Consideration Consultants, an ADA Consulting Firm:  Cheryl Ann Frazier formed Humanity Consideration Consultants in 2024 to provide ADA Consulting services for organizations that need assistance in achieving compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cheryl Ann emphasizes that compliance can be achieved when organizations consider the people before making decisions and participate in a collaborative effort to conduct a needs assessment, embrace expert observations and recommendations, and implement a corrective action plan. 
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• State ADA Coordinator's Office: State ADA Coordinator's Office - Cheryl Ann Frazier served as the Assistant State ADA Coordinator for the State ADA Coordinator’s Office of Georgia. She was the primary contact for State agency ADA coordinators for assistance with general and specialized training, technical assistance, and the resolution of complaints and grievances regarding ADA Titles I and II in reference to access to programs, services, practices, and employment. During her time with the State ADA Coordinator’s Office, Cheryl trained over 3,000 individuals, who serve State and Local governments in Georgia and various agencies throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the Americans with Disabilities Civil Rights Law in the areas of employment and State practices associated with the law. Cheryl was a five-time conference speaker at the ADA Conference for State and Local governments. She served on ADA training panels and conducted sessions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI), Society of Human Resource Management local and county chapters in Georgia, and the SMPS Architecture/Engineering/Construction Industry's MEGA meeting in Atlanta.
  
  Cheryl provided a comprehensive disability compliance review with recommendations, along with teammates from the State ADA Coordinator's Office, during the Vista Forge Cross Collaboration Exercise (Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response simulation), which was led by the U.S. Military, offering onsite real-time feedback to the exercise team members, first responders, media personnel, and representatives from government offices. The Vista Forge review was later captured in a comprehensive report. She also served as a reviewer of Georgia's Secretary of State's plan for voter accessibility, offering recommendations for an improvement plan regarding websites, polling locations, education on engagement with individuals with disabilities, and training information dissemination to poll workers in collaboration with internal and external partners.
  
  Cheryl is a Certified ADA Coordinator through the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP), with advanced certifications in ADA Title I , Title III, and Law Enforcement. She is a certified compliance auditor with the National Institute of Corrections and a certified P.O.S.T. Instructor with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. 

• Vista Forge - Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise: Cheryl Ann, along with colleagues at the State ADA Coordinator's Office, provided a disability compliance review and recommendations during the Vista Forge Exercise, led by the U.S. Air Force. Cheryl Ann offered onsite feedback and guidance to the exercise team members, first responders, media personnel, and representatives from government offices, which was later captured in a comprehensive report.
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• SMPS 2022 Mega Meeting DEI Panelist: Cheryl Ann Frazier served as a panelist at the SMPS 2022 Mega Meeting discussing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) Industry.
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• Secretary of State Office's Elections Planning Regarding Accessibility at the Voting Polls: Cheryl Ann Frazier served as a contributor and reviewer of Georgia's plan for voter accessibility, offering recommendations regarding websites, polling locations, education regarding engagement with individuals with disabilities, and information dissemination to poll workers. Cheryl Ann worked with the State ADA Coordinator and the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) to offer a plan for consideration to the Secretary of State Office.

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• Interview with Mike Galifianakis, Former Georgia State ADA Coordinator: Interview to discuss the ADA and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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• National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Interview with Doug Crandell, Team Leader of NDEAM Georgia Coalition. Cheryl Ann Frazier's interview discussing the importance of equal employment opportunities and National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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• AccessGA Video: Cheryl Ann Frazier narrates and promotes the AccessGA's information video
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• Dr. Tracy Rackensperger:  Cheryl Ann Frazier interviewed Dr. Tracy Rackensperger regarding Assistive Technology.
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• Diana Cortina-Rodriguez: Cheryl Ann Frazier interviewed Diana Cortina-Rodriguez, LMFT, RPT, Grady Health Systems, Trauma Recovery Center Supervisor, Trauma Recovery Center.
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Highly skilled in organizing and mobilizing diverse teams, encouraging them to implement disability rights initiatives and inspire meaningful impact.  Cheryl Ann worked diligently to set up the first ADA/LEP/SI Coordinator's Office for Georgia's largest law enforcement agency. Her new office began as an operation of one person, and she grew it into an internal Interdisciplinary team of over 100 team members and contractors across a myriad of professional disciplines who were willing and passionate about serving individuals with disabilities.  Cheryl Ann led these efforts until her promotion to the Assistant State ADA Coordinator for Georgia, located on Georgia's Capitol Hill, where she served as the primary contact and mobilizer of agency ADA Coordinators for over 100 state agencies. Cheryl Ann trained and provided technical assistance to agency ADA Coordinators to assist with process improvements and delivery of accessible services. She was a pivotal member of the National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month-Georgia Coalition, securing proclamations from municipalities across Georgia and garnering the entities' commitment to broaden their recruiting and hiring efforts to employ qualified individuals with different abilities. These professional experiences and achievements in service to the disability community led to Cheryl Ann's work in communities throughout Georgia.

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Cheryl Ann Frazier's Work:

• Humanity Consideration Consultants Celebrates the 34th Anniversary of the ADA on July 27, 2024: On July 27, 2024, Cheryl Ann, as the CEO of Humanity Consideration Consultants, planned and executed a celebration for community members and disability advocates. She assembled a group of DEIA experts in federal government, state government, and educational institutions to discuss the past, present, and future of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Most impressive, Cheryl Ann implemented an audience activity to engage discussion and input from the attendees to contribute ideas about future enhancements needed regarding the ADA to ensure equal access in all areas of life to individuals with disabilities.
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• Mental Health Retreat:  Cheryl Ann conducted a virtual retreat centering around spiritual and mental health well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Disability Services Awareness: Cheryl Ann spread awareness of disability services to citizens in South Georgia.

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Cheryl Ann embodies a spirit of excellence in advocating for social issues, driving impactful social action, leading political advocacy efforts, and supporting initiatives related to domestic violence, breast cancer awareness, and suicide prevention. She has served in the public sphere since she was a child, following her father to work, where he met and served some of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. Cheryl Ann began engaging in the conversations and started service-centered work within her school by running for the Office of Treasurer at her middle school. She won the election, and shortly after the win, she was the first person to introduce Ambassador Andrew Young as the new Mayor of Atlanta during a school assembly. (See Image)

Cheryl Ann served as a campaign assistant to Campaign Manager and Representative Tyrone Brooks during the Presidential Campaign of Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson. These experiences shaped Cheryl Ann's future to serve in various positions within the State Government for over 31 years, Foreign Affairs as the Director of Community Affairs for the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, and as Social Action Chairwoman for her sorority at the University of West Georgia and The Douglas, Carroll, Paulding Counties (DCP) Alumnae Chapter.

Cheryl Ann has received recognition for her service in excellence, innovation, public speaking, training, servant leadership, and customer service. Mrs. Juanita Abernathy, wife of Civil Rights leader, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, presented Cheryl Ann Frazier with The Honorable Georganna Sinkfield “Servant Leadership” Award in 2014 for her public service/social action work. (See Image | Award Recognition Webpage)

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Cheryl Ann Frazier is scheduled to speak at these upcoming events:

• Georgia Council for Human Resources (GCHR) Conference, September 11-13
  Topic: ADA: People Focused Considerations

• MassCUE Fall Conference 2024, October 16-17, 2024
  Topic: Putting the A Back in DEI:  Accessibility in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recipe

Cheryl Ann Frazier has spoken at the following events in the last year:

• HCC Celebrates the 34th Anniversary of the ADA, July 27, 2024
  Topic:  Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• National ADA Conference for State and Local Governments, June 4-6, 2024
  Topic - Building An ADA Team and Developing An Action Plan

• SHRM-Atlanta SOAHR Conference, April 17-18, 2024
  Topic - ADA/FMLA/Non-Visible Disabilities

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Cheryl Ann Frazier served as the Assistant State ADA Coordinator for the State ADA Coordinator’s Office of Georgia. She was the primary contact for State agency ADA coordinators for assistance with general and specialized training, technical assistance, and the resolution of complaints and grievances regarding ADA Titles I and II in reference to access to programs, services, practices, and employment. During her time with the State ADA Coordinator’s Office, Cheryl trained over 3,000 individuals, who serve State and Local governments in Georgia and various agencies throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the Americans with Disabilities Civil Rights Law in the areas of employment and State practices associated with the law. Cheryl was a five-time conference speaker at the ADA Conference for State and Local governments. She served on ADA training panels and conducted sessions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI), Society of Human Resource Management local and county chapters in Georgia, and the SMPS Architecture/Engineering/Construction Industry's MEGA meeting in Atlanta. 

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Cheryl provided a comprehensive disability compliance review with recommendations, along with teammates from the State ADA Coordinator's Office, during the Vista Forge Cross Collaboration Exercise (Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response simulation), which was led by the U.S. Military, offering onsite real-time feedback to the exercise team members, first responders, media personnel, and representatives from government offices. The Vista Forge review was later captured in a comprehensive report. She also served as a reviewer of Georgia's Secretary of State's plan for voter accessibility, offering recommendations for an improvement plan regarding websites, polling locations, education on engagement with individuals with disabilities, and training information dissemination to poll workers in collaboration with internal and external partners.

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Cheryl is a Certified ADA Coordinator through the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP), with advanced certifications in ADA Title I , Title III, and Law Enforcement. She is a certified compliance auditor with the National Institute of Corrections and a certified P.O.S.T. Instructor with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.