I heve been asked the question: Why Don't Architects Know ADA?

Well to start with, architects do have an understanding of ADA.  They also have all kinds of building code requirements as well as other requirements.  ACCESS has the luxury of spending 100% of our time and effort on accessibility compliance required by the ADA and building-codes. 

The ACCESS program, after the ADA detailed audit, includes working with the building owner and his architectural/engineering firm in a consulting effort on solutions from the building element so identified in the detailed ADA audit.  The architectural/engineering firm has the responsibility of preparing a set of ADA retrofit permit drawings.  The ACCESS program requires these ADA retrofit permit drawings be ADA plan checked before they are sent to an ADA contractor for pricing. 

In the production office are licensed architects, that are also ICC certified, reviewing each sheet in detail of the ADA retrofit permit set making the drawings where non-compliance items are found with the appropriate ADA section numbers.  The production department will then take the drawing and using the templates for ADA non-compliance items generate a written report.  ACCESS has been doing ADA plan checks for the past 18 years and is convinced  this is the information needed by the architectural/engineering firm to make the changes necessary for an ADA compliant building.

Our goal is to be a part of a team that will be filing 100 ADA non-compliant cases a week in Federal Court by the end of 2011.

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