Too often our staffs at Accessibility Services meet designers who are unfamiliar with the building blocks of good accessible design, and who produce work that fails to meet the minimum requirements for accessibility. To make matters even worse, our staff has found that accessibility often plays a very small role in the overall architecture process. What should be an ongoing and integral piece of project development often becomes only an afterthought.
The remedy for this is committing to yearly accessibility training seminars, perhaps one of the most important tools Accessibility Services offers. The design professional is responsible for almost everything in our built environment: homes, offices, schools, parks, stadiums, neighborhoods, and even cities. Therefore it is very important for them to understand accessibility and to be aware of the accessibility requirements and references that govern there work. Knowledgeable architects and engineers insure that our world is a place that is accessible to all.
We encourage Architectural teams to schedule training seminars on a yearly basis for themselves, their associates, and there staff. It is necessary for accessibility to be fresh in the minds of those creating our built environment. Training classes will highlight the important elements of accessible design, clarify often confusing sections of code, and point out the references that govern our regions. It also provides an opportunity for architects and engineers to ask specific questions regarding there current projects. Seminars can be as short as one hour, designed around a lunch break. We also provide day long classes that focus on commercial or residential requirements. Many of or seminars are AIA accredited. Even more help can be achieved by bringing Accessibility Services on as an accessibility consultant. As part of your design team our staff will review plans at every level of the architecture process.
Accessibility Services is unique amongst other accessibility organization because we understand the design process and focus on working directly with those creating the built environment. Architects, engineers and design professionals including interior designers and landscape architects can all benefit from a training seminar by Accessibility Services. Please contact us to schedule a seminar in your work place today.
