Join "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs"!

18 years ago I accepted the challenge of understanding a new Civil Rights Law called the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Over those 18 years I have honed my architectural skills into programs to make the buildings ADA compliant.  I have become troubled because after 20 years since the ADA law was signed I still see so many buildings that are not ADA compliant.  I spent a lot of time studying the reason and have come to the conclusion that building owners do not want to spend the money to get their building ADA compliant. 

As I formatted the business plan for Access Technologies Services, Inc. (ACCESS) over a year ago, I wanted to do something about this challenge of getting buildings ADA compliant.  Congress knew this would not happen as a voluntary program, because that had been tried before.  So congress made the ADA Civil Rights Law, giving parties with "standing" direct access tot he Federal Courts.  The ACCESS program took on the name "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs", which is a team effort to make building ADA compliant. 

ACCESS has the architects that specialize in ADA accessibility compliance, with the work product being detailed ADA compliance audits and plan checks of architectural/engineering drawings.  ACCESS also has over 18 years of specializing in ADA accessibility compliance and has seen almost everything there is to see, along with many good solutions for ADA compliance.  That knowledge becomes part of the solution for the owner and the owner's architectural/engineering firm.

After ACCESS ADA plan checks the architectural/engineering firms permit drawings, those drawings are sent to the ADA retrofit contractor for pricing.  After the ADA retrofit construction is completed, ACCESS returns and the architect who specializes in ADA compliance, ADA audits the construction and if ADA compliant issues a certificate stating the building is ADA compliant which brings final closure to the building ADA non-compliant complaint. 

That is the ACCESS program of getting buildings ADA compliant, one building at a time for the "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" and all other handicapped people that will follow.  To get that good feeling, be a team player and become an ACCESS "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs".  It's fun, it's simple and it takes very little time.  And remember, the service is free!

Think positive and act!  Excuses will never get the needed job done.

Hank