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Accessibility: Quality Control & How to Achieve Commericial & Residential Compliance
September 10, 2019 | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$40.00 – $90.00
Accessibility: Quality Control
How to Achieve Commercial & Residential Compliance (4 HSW Credits)
September 10, 2019 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Registration begins at 12:30 pm)
Center for Architecture & Design | 14 E Peace Street | Raleigh
AIA Members/Sponsors: $70 | AIA Members with Assoc. AIA Designation: $40
Non Members: $90 | Students: $30
Program:
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 and when these changes will go into effect.
Learning Objectives:
- 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 the differences of the new North Carolina Building Code and its impact on Commercial Occupancies.
- Participants will discover how the Accessibility Requirements of Federal 2010 ADA Standards; The North Carolina Building code and its Accessibility Standard A117.1 2009 apply to their Commercial projects.
Presented by:
Dominic Marinelli, Vice President, Accessibility Services
Dominic Marinelli has been with the United Spinal Association for 31 years.
Accessibility Services is a program of the United Spinal Association (formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association). Since our founding in 1946 we have participated in the drafting as well as the interpretation of the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, the 1991 ADA Standards and the 2010 ADA Standards as well as the American National Standards Institute Committee for Accessibility and Usability to Buildings and Facilities to develop A117.1, the accessibility standard referenced by building code’s throughout the country.
The team also works to develop the accessibility requirements of the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) with the International Codes Council (ICC)
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
- Be sure to watch Friday Facts and check the website prior to the program for any last-minute program updates or announcements
- So we may have accurate counts, if for some reason you are unable to attend the program, please email chris@aiatriangle.org
Registration Refund Policy
Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing no later than 14 days prior to the date of the program. Requests for refunds may be emailed to info@aiatriangle.org for consideration. The approved refund amount will be paid by check or credit card depending on original payment method and may be subject to a service fee. AIA Triangle withholds the right to deny or approve any refund based on condition or circumstance.
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