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Eastlake, Derry & Associates, LLC
Accessibility Solutions
601 E. Brockway, Suite E, Morgantown, West Virginia 26501
Voice/TTY: 800-946-9471 toll free or 304-296-3510 Fax: 304-296-5073
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Seminars
and Training Services
ADA Overview & Disability Awareness General Sessions:
ADA Title II Training
Program Accessibility
Evaluations & Transition Plans
How to be an effective ADA Coordinator (Partnerships w/ DBTACS)
ADA Title III Training
Good Access is Good Business
Existing Structures - Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
New Construction
Additions/alterations

ADA Survey training is offered on several levels:
Level one: The prerequisite
training for anyone preparing to give ADA Information to the public. This
training is a basic training on the accessibility requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, and the implementing regulations. It provides a good
understanding of what the ADA Accessibility Guidelines(ADAAG) are, and how
to reference them. Participants learn how the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (A.T.B.C.B. or Access Board) creates the guidelines
that are adopted by the Federal Agencies that enforce the ADA. The participants
are provided with a copy of 28 CFR Part 36, which contains the ADAAG, as
well as other guidance material made available by the Mid-Atlantic ADA Information
Center in Rockville, Maryland. There is extra time spent concentrating on
developing the ability to reach out to available resources for answers to
ADA-related questions from customers, and to ensure accuracy when participants
go back to begin being an ADA resource.
Level Two: The Level Two training is the basic Survey training offered and the first of the on-site survey trainings, where participants are educated on what the "tools of the trade" are, and how to obtain them. Training packages can include a "survey toolkit". Each toolkit would include a tape measure, a smart tool-type level, a door pressure checker tool, all packaged in a convenient carrying case/bag. This training includes an advanced review of ADAAG requirements, and basic survey training.
Participants are given an opportunity to go
on-site to gain experience using the tools to better understand the measurements
behind the accessibility requirements in ADAAG. Participants will be given
a better understanding of the "why" behind the specific requirements for
access. Time is spent on the importance of checklists and where to obtain
them. Two example checklists, and survey notes handouts are given to the
participants.
Level Three: The Level Three
training is an advanced accessibility survey training. A pretest on ADAAG
may be administered prior to acceptance of participant application for
registration for the training. A previous ED&A ADAAG training (or equivalent
experience) is a required pre-requisite to this training. Multiple on-site
portions of this survey training get the participants out in the field
for practical experience working with survey tools and checklists. This
level includes discussions of best survey practices, checklists and form
templates for reporting information, and where to get them. Discussions
of various levels of survey services and their related amount of liability
issues are discussed. Best practices for the business of providing survey
services are discussed as well as business leads and networking information.
Competitive bid processes are reviewed, and good contract content is explained.
The Level Three survey training requires the
participant to submit a
written survey report within a set amount of time to receive a certificate
of completion from ED&A. Training packages can include a "survey toolkit"(see
Level Two). Each participant is expected to bring or obtain their own survey
tools. Checklists, example contracts, resource information, and a networking
handout are given to all participants.
Level Four: The Level Four survey training is a paid experience made available to invited participants only. Eligible participants will have already attended ED&A survey training and will be responsible for providing documentation of survey data collected as an active member of a professional survey team working an actual project on behalf of an ED&A client. This training experience would be comparable to an apprentice, or intern program. This is an opportunity geared to those already taking steps to provide survey services themselves, who are looking for experience under contract. The participants become members of a network list of accessibility consultants for referral for possible future survey opportunities, should they present themselves. Of course, Eastlake, Derry & Associates, LLC makes no guarantee of future consulting opportunities.
To find out more about our trainings, to schedule a training, or to be put on list to be notified when we conduct a training in your area, send us an email. info@eastlakederry.com