The United States is without question a world leader when it comes to providing built environments that are accessible to people with disabilities. The two most recent pieces of legislation dealing with accessible design are the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. The latter extends the nondiscrimination protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons with disabilities as well as persons with families. This 3-hour interactive online course should be used as a basis to plan spaces with these protections in mind due to the fact that currently, all buildings, existing as well as new construction, must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This course of Barrier Free Design is broken into four sections:
Accessibility Guidelines, Accessible Routes & Doors and Doorways
Plumbing Fixtures and Public Lavatories
Stairs and Ramps, Floor Surfaces and Tactile Pavings, Public Telephones, Protruding Objects & Signage and Alarms
Miscellaneous Issues
This course contains downloadable PDF files which require Adobe Acrobat, which can be found on the reference page.
The ADA is a wide-ranging legislation designed to make American society more accessible to persons with disabilities. Currently, most buildings, existing as well as new construction, must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the conclusion of this course, you will:
Be able to implement a barrier free design utilizing the ADA requirements.
Know and understand all five titles comprised within the ADA.
Be familiar with various ADA guidelines, including:
Accessible routes
Doors and doorways.
Plumbing fixtures and public lavatories
Stairs and ramps.
Floor surfaces and tactile pavings
Public telephones
Protruding objects
Signs and alarms
Have an understanding of additional issues regarding miscellaneous ADA guidelines.
3 hrs. Online Course