ADAIN offers Title III compliance training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, and commercial facilities, and Title II compliance training programs for election polling places staff and workers and other state and local government agencies. Please see below.
Training for Employers and Employees of Businesses and Government Agencies.
ADAIN offers training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and state and local government agencies interested in improving their working knowledge of ADA compliance. This course is a two-day event that includes a six-seven hour classroom presentation followed by a walk-through of a local facility to practice what was learned in the classroom presentation. The classroom presentation and walk-through is based on a proprietary facility ADA inspection checklist that is available for purchase from ADAIN. Richard Acree uses his experience as a building inspector, and his training as an ADA Coordinator and compliance inspector, to help educate individuals or groups of interested parties in the ADA issues and discrepancies found in many buildings.
Training for report writing is also available. Reports regarding inspections of facilities need to be clear and concise for decision makers to proceed with alterations or repairs.
Going further, if requested, Richard can inspect a representative number of your facilities to identify ADA issues unique to your business or government agency and prepare a training program specific to your needs.
Training for Election Polling Place Workers
ADA Checklist for Polling Places
ADAIN offers similar training for election polling place managers, staff and volunteers using a four-five hour classroom presentation followed by a walk-through of an election site to demonstrate the principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The course is designed in conjunction with an enhanced version of the ADA Checklist for Polling Places offered by the US Department of Justice.
The classroom presentation provides the background information needed to understand the enhanced ADA Checklist for Polling Places. The walk-through is critical to allow participants to apply the information they learn in the classroom. This type of knowledge and practical application from a live presentation is not available from an on-line course.
Training for report writing is also available. Reports regarding inspections of polling places need to be clear and concise as they usually become part of public records. Information collected using the enhanced ADA Checklist for Polling Places is transcribed into the report for public viewing.
This course is important to all employees in the County Elections Division and any relevant contractors or vendors, including those who conduct surveys or implement temporary measures, on Title II of the ADA as it applies to election polling places. Implementation of the ADA Standards can be complicated to individuals not familiar with the Standards. The ADA Checklist for Polling Places offers guidance for implementation but without formal training by a qualified instructor the actual implementation may not be effective.
Without proper implementation of the 2010 ADA Standards, counties are liable for damages similar to what happened recently in Harris County, TX and St. Louis, MO. Failure to implement the 2010 Standards resulted in a lawsuit and significant over-sight by the US Department of Justice. Don’t let your county suffer the same fate. For more information about this course please see Training for Election Polling Place Staff.
These presentations use photographs of discrepancies and diagrams of recommended installations to help participants understand each issue discussed. Participants are encouraged to ask questions about the presentation and about issues in their own facilities. The photo below is a representation of one of the photos of a discrepancy. Can you see what is wrong?
Car parked incorrectly in handicapped parking space
The parking space has allowed the driver to extend the vehicle over the walkway leading to the door to the facility. This encroaches on the width of the walkway and ramp leading from an accessible access aisle. The photo below shows what installation can be used to prevent this discrepancy.
Parking space wheel stop