Some architect’s don’t like this work but it’s important to us and we’ve gotten pretty good at it. Most of this work has involved municipalities and small businesses and usually includes:

• Surveying facilities and identifying barriers
• Assisting clients with Self-Evaluations
• Determining a client’s general ADA needs.
• Preparing Transition Plans
• Preparing Construction Documents

As a constant requirement for State architecture licensing and membership in the AIA, accessibility related continuing education is on-going.  I understand how to apply the requirements of the ADA, ADAAG, and the CBC to both new and existing projects. I also understand the peculiar requirements of Title II of the ADA  and I’m familiar with barrier-free technologies.

Some architect’s don’t like this work but it’s important to us and we’ve gotten pretty good at it .

We use mobile digital tools and equipment for the surveys and then rely on an ADAAG-based database  developed for the actual evaluations and transition plans. Most of this work concludes with a simple web-based portal like the one I developed for the Rio Vista Accessibility Projects.

How This Helps You

Over the years we’ve developed a library of accessibility related details and specifications that cover almost every condition and that also account for the nuances and discrepancies between the currently adopted ADAAG and the CBC. Mark regularly attends accessibility related seminars. In doing so he’s learned  a few inexpensive tips that can potentially stave off an expensive access related lawsuit. You should give him a call.