Why Are We Seeing So Many Items Not in Compliance?

Many questions were asked by Dave, Dan and Tipton, all are architects with over 20years experience.  They just completed a 14 hour training program on the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guideline; Final Rule with an effective date of September 21, 2004.  The training also included ADA building audit of a La Quinta Inn property.  This Accessibility Guideline is almost 7 years old; so the big question is why are we seeing so many items that are not in compliance?  One has to ask the question if building owners really want to spend the money for ADA building compliance?  Whatever the reason, the ACCESS "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" program is the answer for building owners, because when all is in place and in compliance I will sign off on the certification that the building is ADA compliant.

It starts by putting the building owners on notice that they will be answering to a Federal Judge.  Then the professional accessibility ADA architects will go to work and provide the Federal Judge with a detail ADA building audit of items that are not in ADA compliance.  The professional accessibility ADA architects will then work with the building owner and his architectural/engineering firm on ADA solutions in the preparation of the architectural/engineering firms productions of the ADA retrofit permit set of drawings.  The professional accessibility ADA architects will ADA plan check those drawing for ADA compliance and when in compliant will send the drawing to the ADA retrofit contractor for pricing.  The Federal Judge will be given a set of the ADA retrofit permit drawing and detail pricing and tell the building owner when to start the ADA retrofit construction.  At the end of the ADA retrofit construction the professional accessibility ADA architect will audit the ADA retrofit construction and once it's ADA compliant will issue a building certification of ADA compliance.  A copy will be sent to the Federal Judge, bringing closure to this Federal Court filing. 

Now this is building ADA compliance in the hands of the professional accessibility ADA architects of ACCESS.

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Hank

 

The above are opinions of Hank Falstad, AIA, Managing Senior Associate of Access Technologies Services, Inc. (ACCESS).  See our web site for additional information:  www.accessts.net.