Live Webinar – AIA Triangle Accessibility Seminar

AIA TRIANGLE ACCESSIBILITY SEMINAR

AUGUST 25 – 26 – 27

Join us for a three-day accessibility webinar led by Dominic Marinelli of Accessibility Services. Dom will be joined online by experts in the field covering topics related to accessibility requirements for residential and non-residential projects as well as discovering what government experts will identify during inspections.

DAY 1: What Architects Should Know About Accessibility (Non Residential)

DAY 2: What Architects Should Know About Accessibility (Residential)

DAY 3: Good Plans Gone Bad – Preparing for Department of Justice/HUD Inspections

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DAY ONE: What Architects Should Know About Accessibility (Non Residential)

Tuesday, August 25 | 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm | 4.5 HSW credits

The session will update participants on important unwritten accessibility rules or interpretations in addition to the accessibility requirements in the 2010 ADA Standards and the North Carolina Building Code and its accessibility standard – A117.1 – 2009 as well as the maintenance of accessible features required during the re-opening of public accommodations. Typical accessibility questions impacting non-residential occupancies.

Learning Objectives:

1) Participants will acquire a historical perspective on the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA)

2) Participants will analyze unwritten accessibility requirements and interpretations

3) Participants will determine how to maintain required accessibility requirements during COVID-19 reopening

4) Participants will demonstrate typical accessibility questions on non-residential occupancies received by North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI)

Day One Agenda:

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm The Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

David Capozzi, Board of Directors, United Spinal Association former Executive Director US Access Board – A lifelong Buffalo Bills fan, David M. Capozzi, was the Executive Director of the U.S. Access Board, the only Federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities. He recently retired in June. Capozzi has over 35 years of experience directing programs focused on national accessibility policies in the Federal and non-profit sectors. He was a member of a nine-person legal team that helped craft sections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities.

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm “Unwritten” Accessibility Requirements – What Architects Need to Know

Marsha Mazz, Accessibility Services – Previous to joining the ACS team, Marsha headed the United States Access Board’s Office of Technical and Information Services which is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Access Boards accessibility guidelines and standards as well as its training and technical assistance programs.  Marsha is best known for leading the development of accessibility guidelines under Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act.

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Break

2:15 pm – 3:45 pm COVID and Accessibility

Katherine (Kay) Pearson, Accessibility Services –  Kay Pearson has over 15 years of experience in accessible design and construction. Her work has included site surveys, compliance reviews, technical assistance, continuing education/trainings, and litigation. She is a respected subject matter specialist on the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. She received a Bachelors in Sociology and Human Services from the George Washington University and a Masters in Human Environment Relations from Cornell University

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Question & Answers

Tara Barthelmess, Chief Accessibility Code Consultant, North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) – Tara Barthelmess is the Chief Accessibility Code Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Insurance and the Office of the State Fire Marshal.  She works with all members of the design, construction and inspection process regarding accessibility requirements for the state of North Carolina.  Previously she has taught architecture, interior design and engineering on the secondary and post-secondary level, as well as run her own interior design firm and worked with architects in New York and Arizona. Tara is a native to New York and her design degree is from Syracuse University.

DAY TWO: What Architects Should Know About Accessibility (Residential)

Wednesday, August 26 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | 4 HSW credits

The session will the review safe harbor standards and the status of HUD’s adoption of A117.1 – 2009 and will compare the differences between the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, the North Carolina Building Code (A117.1 – 2009) and the requirements of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, the application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS).

Learning Objectives:

1) Participants will analyze Safe Harbor Standards for complying with the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines

2) Participants will clarify the difference between the North Carolina Building Code (A117.1 – 2009), the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines & North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Requirements

3) Participants will assess typical accessibility issues identified during construction inspections of North Carolina Residential Projects

4) Participants will identify the application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS)

Day Two Agenda:

9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Comparing the Building Code, A117.1, Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines & Accessibility Requirements of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

Topics of discussion include: Exterior Accessibility & Routes – Exceptions – Site Amenities – Accessible Parking – Public & Common Use Areas – Live Work Units – Type A, Type B, Mobility & Communication Units – Multistory Units – Entry Doors – Kitchens – Bathrooms – Operable Parts – Laundry Equipment – Patios & Balconies.

Russ Griffin, Senior Construction Specialist, NC Housing Finance Agency – Russ has served with the agency since 1996 as a Senior Construction Analyst and Senior Compliance Monitor. His activities include visiting proposed building sites, performing plan reviews, inspecting both new construction properties and properties undergoing rehabilitation. He review scopes of work and repair budgets and review project development costs for all proposed projects. Rus is mostly a development team member to hundreds of development staff and partners. He helps “encourage” the building of communities that have great designs, use quality materials and constructed in a professional manor while stressing the importance of meeting and exceeding local, state and federal building codes and standards.

Dominic Marinelli, Accessibility Services – Dominic Marinelli, a certified New York State Code Enforcement Official, has been with the United Spinal Association for over 32 years and heads the organization’s Accessibility Services (ACS) team of Attorney’s, Architects, Accessibility Specialists, Certified Code Enforcement Officials/Building Inspectors and Plans Examiners, assist builders, building owners, design professionals, municipalities, colleges/universities as well as other entities comply with city, state and federal accessibility requirements. 

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Safe Harbor Update

Kermit Robinson, Accessibility Services – Before joining the Accessibility Services team, Kermit was Secretariat for the ICC A117.1 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities during the development of the 2017 edition. He also serves as Secretariat for the International Building Code – General Code Development Committee; Co-Secretariat for the ICC Sustainability, Energy, High Performance Code Action Committee and Liaison to International Energy Conservation Code Development Committee. Kermit has over three decades of experience in the development, implementation and administration of building and land development regulations. 

There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers throughout the day.

DAY THREE: Good Plans Gone Bad – Preparing for Department of Justice/HUD Inspections

Thursday, August 27 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | 4 HSW credits

Now that accessibility requirements impacting commercial and residential occupancies have been reviewed, this session will the review typical accessibility issues that are identified during Accessibility Plan Reviews, during As-Built Accessibility Inspections and the issues that Department of Justice (DOJ)/HUD US Housing and Urban Development experts identify during their inspections of North Carolina properties.

Learning Objectives:

1) Participants will acquire knowledge to improve accessibility provided in architectural plans

2) Participants will differentiate typical accessibility issues during construction

3) Participants will discover what government experts will identify during their inspections

4) Participants will recognize remediation of government complaints

9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Typical Accessibility Issues – Plan Review & Built Inspections

Results of Department of Justice (DOJ)/ HUD (US Department of Housing & Urban Development Residential Accessibility Inspections

There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers throughout the day.

Dominic Marinelli, Accessibility Services – Dominic Marinelli, a certified New York State Code Enforcement Official, has been with the United Spinal Association for over 32 years and heads the organization’s Accessibility Services (ACS) team of Attorney’s, Architects, Accessibility Specialists, Certified Code Enforcement Officials/Building Inspectors and Plans Examiners, assist builders, building owners, design professionals, municipalities, colleges/universities as well as other entities comply with city, state and federal accessibility requirements. 

Russ Griffin, Senior Construction Specialist, NC Housing Finance Agency – Russ has served with the agency since 1996 as a Senior Construction Analyst and Senior Compliance Monitor. His activities include visiting proposed building sites, performing plan reviews, inspecting both new construction properties and properties undergoing rehabilitation. He review scopes of work and repair budgets and review project development costs for all proposed projects. Rus is mostly a development team member to hundreds of development staff and partners. He helps “encourage” the building of communities that have great designs, use quality materials and constructed in a professional manor while stressing the importance of meeting and exceeding local, state and federal building codes and standards.

Important program details to note:

• This is a live online program. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed to registrants daily on the morning of the program.
• To receive CE credit, it is required that each person register individually.
• Refunds must be requested in writing (by email) 7 business days prior to program date. The 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.