ADA Overview & Disability Awareness General Sessions

ADA Title II Training
Program Accessibility
Evaluations & Transition Plans
How to be an effective ADA Coordinator

ADA Title III Training
Good Access is Good Business
Existing Structures - Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
New Construction
Additions/alterations

ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Accessibility Training - customized to each customer's needs. We have prepared customized training curriculums for businesses, architects, building code officials, facilities managers, and corporate building owners. We use the ADAAG Manual and other technical assistance resources provided by the ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region, the Department of Justice, and the Access Board to explain the "why" behind accessibility features.

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.