Small Project Design

Want additional answers delivered by 3 national experts on accessibility?  Visit AIA California Council's newly released online courses on Accessibility, which discuss issues such as:

1. What triggers code upgrades
2. Why Path of Travel upgrades are a basic part of the IBC and the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards
3. What is meant by "financial hardship"
4. Which code sections are most relevant

All courses, which include downloadable transcripts with diagrams, are available to AIA members at substantial discounts and to all professionals at a 15% discount when taking the entire series of 4 courses..  Visit http://aiacc.org/onlinece/ and learn the full scoop.

(Full disclosure:  85% of the revenue from these courses, funded by AIA California Council, support AIA California Council's and its 22 local components' other knowledge initiatives.  The courses are available on www.aecKnowledge.com, which Michael Strogoff, FAIA, operates.)

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Michael Strogoff FAIA
President
Strogoff Consulting
Mill Valley CA
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Thanks, Michael. Members might also want to view the archived AIA SPP webinars and printed Q&A from our summer series:
Myth Busters: Excellence in Universal Design Case Studies
Beyond the ADA: Residential Universal Design
Beyond the ADA: How to incorporate Universal Design principles in commercial facilities

Related resources:
Accessibility Compliance Supplemental Service
2010 article on The Angle: New ADA Standards
2006 article on What You Need to Know About the New ADA/ABA-AG Standards, but Were Afraid to Ask

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Kathleen Simpson
Manager, Knowledge Communities
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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Thanks Kathleen.  Please let me know which of the webinars and other resources you cited include current information about the revised 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards and current IBC code requirements on accessibility.  I will have AIA California Council add them to their HSW course transcripts as additional resources at http://aiacc.org/onlinece/.

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Michael Strogoff FAIA
President
Strogoff Consulting
Mill Valley CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-05-2012 14:19
From: Kathleen Simpson
Subject: ADA Compliance - Online Courses to Answer Your Questions

Thanks, Michael. Members might also want to view the archived AIA SPP webinars and printed Q&A from our summer series:
Myth Busters: Excellence in Universal Design Case Studies
Beyond the ADA: Residential Universal Design
Beyond the ADA: How to incorporate Universal Design principles in commercial facilities

Related resources:
Accessibility Compliance Supplemental Service
2010 article on The Angle: New ADA Standards
2006 article on What You Need to Know About the New ADA/ABA-AG Standards, but Were Afraid to Ask

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Kathleen Simpson
Manager, Knowledge Communities
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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