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Accessibility Public Accommodations (Earn 4 HSW)
April 27, 2023 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
$35.00 – $85.00
| PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS (COMMERCIAL OCCUPANCIES) |
| ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM – 4 AIA LU/HSW |
| Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| (Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 25 @ 5:00 PM) |
| In-person only | Coffee + Light Snacks will be provided |
| Center for Architecture and Design (CfAD) |
| 14 E Peace Street | Raleigh, NC 27601 |
- AIA Members/AIA Triangle Annual Partners: $65
- AIA Members with ‘Associate AIA’ designation: $35
- Non-members: $85
REFUND POLICY
Refunds must be requested in writing (by email) 5 business days prior to the program date. The refund amount will be paid by check. AIA Triangle withholds the right to deny or approve any refund based on condition or circumstance.
The program will review the most common items that are missed in design and construction resulting in violations of accessibility requirements from the federal agency that develops and enforces it. Participants will develop an understanding of what federal inspectors and attorneys will be focusing on in their inspections of residential (Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines) and Commercial (2010 ADA Standards), as well as develop an understanding of what changes can be anticipated in state and federal accessibility requirements when these changes will go into effect.
- Upon completion of this program, participants will identify and develop an understanding of what serial plaintiffs are looking for in their drive-by inspections of commercial occupancy.
- Participants will determine the most common items that are missed in design and construction resulting in violations of accessibility requirements
- Participants will understand how the Accessibility Requirements of North Carolina Building Code, its Accessibility Standard – A117.1- 2009 and the 2010 ADA Standards impact Public Accommodations.
- Participants will understand the differences between A117.1-2009 and A117.1-2017 (the updated Accessibility Standard being reference in jurisdictions referencing the 2021 edition of the International Building Code (IBC) specific to Public Accommodations.
Dominic Martinelli, Vice President, Accessibility Services
Mr. Marinelli is a certified Accessibility Specialist/Plans Examiner by the International Code Council and serves on various committees including American National Standard Institute Residential Committee which he serves as Chair. He also represented the United Spinal Association on the US Access Board’s Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee.
Mr. Marinelli holds a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is certified in code enforcement by the New York State Department of State Codes Division and as an Accessibility Specialist/Plans Examiner by the International Codes Council (ICC).