The New ADA Design Standards- When, Where, and How?

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Benefits

There has been a great deal of speculation about when the Department of Justice will adopt the revised ADA/ABA Guidelines as the new ADA Design Standards and the implications of the proposed changes. This teleconference will provide an update on the status of the new rule, a highlight of the major changes, and the potential implications for your business and clients.

Presenters include past and present chairs of the U.S. Access Board and the former deputy chief of the Disability Rights Section at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to describe key requirements of the proposed ADA Title II and Title III regulations.
  • You will be able to discuss provisions unique to the regulation.
  • You will be able to review how the new rules impact my business.
  • You will be able to identify other current accessibility issues.

Agenda

When Will the New ADA Rules Be Finalized by the Department of Justice?
  • Where We Are, Where We Are Going and How Long Until We Get There
  • Key Requirements of the Proposed ADA Title II and Title III Regulations
  • Provisions Unique to the Regulation
Where Do the New ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines Differ From the Current ADAAG?
  • Format Changes
  • Scoping Changes
  • Technical Changes
How Will the New Rules Impact My Business?
  • Public Accommodations
  • Designers and Contractors
  • Lawyers
Are Accessibility Guidelines Design Standards or Performance Standards?
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Each
  • Case Study – Theaters
  • What Works
Other Current Accessibility Issues
  • Fair Housing Act
  • Other Statutes
  • Recent Cases

Faculty

Ross Altman, DLA Piper
Douglas Jay Anderson, LCM Architects
Irene Bowen, J.D., ADA One LLC
Jack Catlin, LCM Architects
Shannon Elliott, LCM Architects

Ross Altman
  • Partner and co-chair of the Construction Law Practice Group at DLA Piper in Chicago, Illinois
  • Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers
  • Adjunct law professor
  • Co-editor of Construction Law, published by ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, 2009
  • Invited speaker at University of Pittsburgh Conference on The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in June 2009

Douglas Jay Anderson
  • Partner at LCM Architects in Chicago, Illinois
  • Chair of the U.S. Access Board in Washington, D.C. – First appointed by President Bush in 2002, reappointed in 2007 and elected chair in 2009
  • HUD nationwide technical trainer on the design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act
  • ADA consultant for Fortune 500 companies, including McDonald’s, Bank of America and Walgreens
  • National AIA Conference, ADA and FHA presentations in 2005, 2006 and 2007

Irene Bowen, J.D.
  • Deputy chief of the Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice until 2008 where she oversaw ADA enforcement and played a key role in drafting the existing and proposed ADA regulations and standards
  • Deputy general counsel of the U.S. Access Board where she oversaw compliance and enforcement of Architectural Barriers Act, and was chief staff advisor in development of first federal accessibility guidelines
  • Board member and national keynoter and trainer with the National Association of ADA Coordinators
  • Consultant and owner of ADA One, LLC, since August 2008
  • Presenter on ADA for AHEAD at the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the national convention of American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Department of Education’s Disability Network, the Council on Law in Higher Education, and the California Association for Post-Secondary Education and Disability
  • Clients include the Chicago Community Trust (fourth largest community foundation in the U.S.) and The Presidio Trust (governing board of federal agency preserving and maintaining the Presidio in San Francisco)

Jack Catlin
  • Founding partner at LCM Architects, in Chicago, Illinois
  • Inducted as a fellow by the American Institute of Architects in 2004
  • Received the Barrier-Free America Award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America for his work on the access living headquarters in Chicago, Illinois
  • Served as U.S. State Department Delegation to Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1996 and 1998
  • U.S. Access Board Member appointed by President Clinton in 1994 – Served as board chair from 1995 to 1996
  • Chicago Transit Authority Board of Directors, 2002 to 2004

Shannon Elliott
  • With DLA Piper in Chicago, Illinois
  • Recently completed lengthy secondment in the United Kingdom
  • Former Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General, assistant counsel for procurement
  • Practice focused on construction and regulatory matters




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Presidents, vice presidents, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, project managers, contract managers, developers, building owners and managers, design professionals and attorneys

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