05/06/2025: LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, Accessible Routes: Getting In, Out, and Around, Tuesday May 6, 2025, 12pm-1pm Eastern

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Many people do not realize that accessible routes can include ramps, elevators, and platform lifts, in addition to pedestrian paths. This course will be excellent for fulfilling continuing education requirements in the area of accessibility. It will help architects, engineers, contractors, and building inspectors ensure that people with disabilities have access to their buildings and sites. This course will use real-world examples to demonstrate not only the what of the laws, but also the why. Photographs, diagrams, and video can demonstrate both good and bad examples and show how much of a difference properly designed and constructed spaces make in the lives of people with disabilities.

Note: This is a live webinar delivered via GoToWebinar. Session instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason, please call Customer Support (1-866-546-1212) the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive. Students will have the ability to interact with and ask questions of the presenter directly.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

At the end of this webinar you will be able to:

Identify at least three different possible components of an ADA-accessible path on a planned construction project to enhance community safety and accessibility.
Determine if a building or site requires an accessible route, based on criteria set forth in the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards, ensuring equitable access and promoting community welfare.
Clarify the differences between pedestrian paths, ramps, and curb ramps as defined by the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards, using a planned or completed project, to improve community health by fostering safer, more inclusive environments.
Judge if a route is accessible by the standards of the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards, at either a planning stage or in an already constructed environment.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: BJ Epstein

BJ Dietz Epstein holds a master’s degree in architecture (M.Arch) from Iowa State University. The major emphasis of her studies there was accessibility. Working with Dr. Arvid Osterberg, author of Access for Everyone, she developed training materials for accessibility to teach students, architects, building inspectors, and facilities, planning, and management staff.

Ms. Epstein has ten years of experience in the field of accessibility. She currently works for the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, as an Accessible Media Specialist. There, she creates audio tactile maps as wayfinding solutions for people who are blind or visually impaired. She also performs accessibility compliance checks for signage, and consults with museums, parks, and businesses to ensure that they go above and beyond for their patrons with disabilities.

Ms. Epstein brings a passion for accessibility to her work, as well as the ability to translate from legalese into layman’s terms. She is well versed in the ADA Standards, as well as the California Building Codes pertaining to accessibility. She wants to make accessibility easy to understand and easy to implement.