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Now Available: On-Demand Accessiblity Webinars

We are now offering on-demand accessibility webinars at our exclusive online learning center. Earn professional learning units with online webinars designed to educate about important accessibility subjects for the built environment.

Highly Recommend Kitchen Design for Access & Aging

“I highly recommend this presentation to designers, builders, and code enforcement professionals. Janis covers a broad range of accessibility and usability issues that affect kitchen design and construction. Most helpful are summaries of practical insights and the many illustrations and photographs included in this discussion of requirements applicable to kitchens in residential dwelling units with mobility features under the 2010 ADAS and 2019 CBC.”

— Glenn Dea, AIA, ADAC, CASp, Orange County, CA

October
8

Learn What You Can Do To Age In Your Home

6:00 PM
Organizer: Soroptimist
Venue: Cerritos Library- Skyline Room, 18025 Bloomfield Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703

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November
14

Stepping Thru Accessible Public Multi-Family Residential Facilities

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Organizer: AIA - Los Angeles
Venue: 4450 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

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IMPORTANT: You must be present for the entire seminar in order to receive AIA and California MCE credit.

ADA Seminar: Stepping Thru Accessible Public Multi-Family Residential Facilities

presented by Janis Kent, FAIA, CASp,
Stepping Thru Accessibility

Public multi-family residential facilities are quite complex with the differing regulations – we will explore which regulations apply along with requirements for kitchens, bathrooms, and social service center establishments

DESCRIPTION
An in-depth look at the differing regulations and code requirements for publicly supported multi-family residential facilities. We will review the various components found within dwelling units and social service center establishment sleeping accommodations, including kitchens and bathrooms. Multi-family residential is one of the more complex building types. Depending on when the facility was initially built and the type of funding, you can have a number of different regulations for one project such as the ADA Standards, the FHA, UFAS, and California Building Codes both 11A and 11B. We will also touch upon alterations and transition plans and how this impacts multi-family housing projects.

SUMMARY
Public multi-family residential facilities are quite complex with the differing regulations – we will explore which regulations apply along with requirements for kitchens, bathrooms, and social service center establishments

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand what is considered public multi-family residential and which regulations apply
Review alteration and new construction requirements for dwelling units
Learn about specific requirements for kitchens and bathrooms within dwelling units and common spaces
Overview California senior housing and social service center establishment sleeping accommodation requirements

This seminar takes place IN PERSON on Friday November 14 from 9:30am to 3:30pm at the AIA|LA and ACLA Center for Communities Los Angeles, 4450 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90016.

The training is five hours with an hour break. Lunch suggestions will be shared closer to the date.
Registrants will receive a PDF of the seminar notes to download or print in advance of the program.

REGISTRATION FEE:
AIA Members: $125 per person
Nonmembers: $195 per person

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Testimonials

Thanks so much for the Seminar with the AIA LB/SB today. I learned so much! I took an earlier access seminar a couple of weeks back and yours by miles is very well organized and clear. I think the photos you discussed were very helpful to discuss lessons learned and general deficiencies.
— Carlos Hernandez AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, CDT, ICC Member

“I have always enjoyed and been highly interested in your publications and seminars over the years. Your publications are required reading by all my staff and are a given contribution to the success of our designs.”
— Craig R. Smith AIA, CRSA Architecture

“I’ve found that the seminars and webinars that Stepping Thru Accessibility offers are the most comprehensive and of the highest quality available. I have always gained very useful and practical information on a wide range of accessibility topics with Janis’s seminars/webinars; highly recommended for anyone with an interest in accessibility.”
— Matthew O’Brien Architect, CASp

“Thank you. I sat in during the seminar and it was fantastic. The sound was clear and you re-asked the questions so the webinar folks understood. The back and forth with the audience was lively but to the point. I just wanted to send a note and thank you again – your draw is huge, expertise on point, and I can’t thank you enough.”
— Eric Sifuentes CASp, Nacht & Lewis

“Wanted to thank you for a thorough and comprehensive seminar this past Friday. Of all the 5 hour seminars I have suffered through, yours was clearly in a class by itself with zero suffering involved. I do plan to recommend this seminar to my colleagues up this way to put on their radar.”
— Craig Gaevert AIA, CSI - Architect