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ADA Day: Accessibility for California Architects

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ADA Day

Thursday, June 27, 2013

8:30am-2:45pm

ADA Day: Accessibility for California Architects

Presenter: Jan Garrett, J.D., Pacific ADA Center

Location: AIA East Bay, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Cost: $100 AIA Members / $140 non-members

Includes coffee, fruit and lunch

ADA Day: June 27, 2013

This 5-hour presentation will complete all California required ADA/Accessibility hours for architects’ 2013 licensure renewal.

Participants will achieve an understanding of how to create accessible design of the built environment, including how the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law regulate and facilitate that accessibility. Topics will include:

• Why a basic understanding of disability awareness is important to architectural accessibility

• Relevant provisions of the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations

• California laws & regulations relevant to accessibility, including new laws

• Key concepts from the 2010 California Building Code (CBC) & a brief preview of changes for 2013

• ADA & CBC obligations for new construction and alterations

• Key differences between the 1991 ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

• Special emphasis on housing accessibility under CBC & ADA

ADA Day: June 27, 2013 | The American Institute of Architects, East Bay
 
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