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Join us for a free workshop designed to help Long Beach businesses and property owners learn fast, low-cost ways to improve building accessibility and reduce the risk of ADA‑related lawsuits. Led by Architect and Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Janis Kent of Stepping Thru Accessibility, this session explains how accessibility rules apply to existing and older buildings, what “readily achievable barrier removal” means, and which simple improvements can make your business more welcoming to customers.

• Discover simple, low-cost ways to improve accessibility
• Identify common barriers that can lead to costly lawsuits
• Get practical guidance from a Certified Access Specialist
• Explore financial assistance for accessibility upgrades

Business owners who attend the workshop will fulfill one of the requirements for the upcoming Access Inspection Grant program.

Earn 5 hrs for CA MCE credit for CA licensees
Credit approval pending for AIA-HSW

This seminar includes lunch.

Presented by Janis Kent, FAIA, Architect, CASp

Although toilet and bathing facilities have been around forever and the new ADA Standards for over a half dozen years, we still have facilities that are not completely compliant. The major question is, why? Each component within a toilet or bathing room has a myriad of requirements needing to fit together like a puzzle. We will take an in-depth look at the technical and scoping requirements for Access and how it impacts toilet and bathing facility design, whether single-user, multi-user, or multiple single user, including requirements for each of the individual components.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will understand overall scoping and spatial parameters for toilet and bathing facility.
• Participants will review differences between between single and multi-user facilities.
• Participants will explore technical requirements for the various elements typically found within a toilet or bathing room.
• Participants will overview critical design factors for compliant design.

Registrants will receive a PDF of the seminar notes to download or print in advance of the program.

Earn 5 hrs for CA MCE credit for CA licensees
Credit approval pending for AIA-HSW

This seminar includes lunch.

Presented by Janis Kent, FAIA, Architect, CASp

In this day and age we are not only pedestrians but we are also closely tied to vehicular transportation – and of course there are a myriad of requirements for this as well, starting from the point where we transition from passengers to pedestrians. Whether it is for parking, passenger drop-off, valet service, or transportation such as taxis, buses, or shuttles, there are differing requirements for space and slopes, all of which are required to connect with an accessible route. There are also new requirements for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) per the California Building Code. We will review requirements for each of these types of vehicular to pedestrian transitions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will be able to understand scoping for parking, passenger drop-off, valet, and boarding & alighting
• Participants will review the technical parameters for the car and passenger to pedestrian interface
• Participants will learn about the requirements for specified and unspecified transportation
• Participants will overview the new developments for electrical vehicle charging stations

Registrants will receive a PDF of the seminar notes to download or print in advance of the program.

This seminar includes lunch.

Presented by Janis Kent, FAIA, Architect, CASp

Accessible Routes, Circulation Paths, & Path of Travel in both new and existing projects are essential aspects of Accessible design – if you can not even get to an area, no matter how accessible that portion is, it will still not be accessible. Overview routes from the public right of way, to site amenities, to the entry, and thru the building including egress and existing building requirements.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will understand the differences between Circulation Paths, Accessible Routes, and Path of Travel
• Participants will review the scoping and technical requirements for each on both the exterior and interior
• Participants will learn about the connectivity of elements, entries, floors, and exits and what is required
• Participants will overview Path of Travel requirements for existing projects and alterations

Registrants will receive a PDF of the seminar notes to download or print in advance of the program.

Accessible Routes, Circulation Paths, & Path of Travel in both new and existing projects are essential aspects of Accessible design – if you can not even get to an area, no matter how accessible that portion is, it will still not be accessible. We will overview the requirements for where pedestrians go whether new construction or alterations, and their differences including egress and existing building requirements. We will also address Change of Occupancy and what is required for Access even if no alterations are happening.

AIA CES: Credits Applied For
1.5 hours Mandatory Continuing Education for California license renewal

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand the differences between Circulation Paths, Accessible Routes,and Path of Travel
• Review the scoping and technical requirements for alterations in Title II and Title III projects
• Learn how alterations are affected by change of occupancy and the impact on egress requirements
• Over-view Path of Travel and egress requirements for existing projects and alterations

Thru photographs, we will review areas of the ADA Standards and CBC that are small footnotes or exceptions in the regulations. We will also review the specific regulation exceptions that are applicable that can have a large impact on a project whether it is new or existing construction. We will also have a quick look at items that are not specifically delineated and what you do with them.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify typical exceptions and nuances within the regulations and how they can be applied
• Recognize the impact these can have on a project whether new or existing
• Understand what to do with items that are not specifically delineated
• Look for installation solutions rather than technical interpretations

AIA CES: Credits Applied For
1.5 hours Mandatory Continuing Education for California license renewal