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SPECIAL EDITION - July 2010
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2010 Disability Access Conference
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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DOJ Announces Revised ADA Regulations
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On July 26, 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the revisions to the ADA regulations for Titles II & III, which will include the revised ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

 

DCAB is excited and fortunate to be hosting the first conference on September 8, 2010 at the Ala Moana Hotel in which both the DOJ and Access Board will jointly attend to discuss these revisions to the ADA regulations. This year, the U.S. Justice Department's Mr. John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section will be the morning keynote speaker. He will talk about the adoption of the new standards and the related issues regarding time frame for compliance, the impact of the new standards on Title II entities and their Transition Plans as well as the Title III obligation of 'Readily Achievable Barrier Removal'.

 

In addition to Mr. Wodatch, the U.S. Access Board's Ms. Marsha Mazz, Senior Accessibility Specialist, Technical Assistance Coordinator, will be the luncheon keynote speaker. She will discuss the "Update on New Guidelines and Research" being done by the Access Board, touching on the contents of the new standards.  Ms. Mazz is the Access Board's representative to the model code organizations and is on the ICC/ANSI A117 Committee on Architectural Features and Site Design of Public Buildings and Residential Structures for Persons with Disabilities.

 

Due to unforeseen circumstance, Mr. Bill Hecker,

frequent speaker at DCAB's Disability Access Conferences, will not be able to attend this year's conference. However, DCAB is extremely pleased to announce the addition of another speaker from the U.S. Access Board. 

 

Ms. Lois Thibault, Coordinator of Research, U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the Access Board) will be presenting at this year's conference. Ms. Thibault will present Session A1: 'Public Rights-of-Way: Designing for Access'. Ms. Thibault will also present special Session D: 'Acoustics in Public Spaces'. Ms. Thibault assists in agency rulemaking, having worked on the Public Rights-of-Way guidelines and she authored 'Accessible Rights-of-Way', a design guide for pedestrian facility accessibility published by the U.S. Access Board.

 

Also presenting this year is Mr. John Harada, AIA, Vice President of In+Form Design who will be presenting Session B3: 'Accessible Public Spaces: Lobbies, Reception Areas, Restaurants & Retail Spaces' in conjunction with Mr. Curtis Motoyama of DCAB.  Mr. Harada graduated with a Bachelors of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon and has worked extensively on hospitality and commercial projects during the past 20 years. He and his firm have worked on a number of retail and public spaces including Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Macy's, Fairfield Resorts, Kona Hawaiian Village and Coldstone Creameries.

 

Early Registration with the discounted fee of $150 has been extended to Monday August 9, 2010.  Registration forms and the advanced program are available by contacting Mona Higa or Laurie Palenske at 808-586-8121 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]_______________________________

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