RedVector JCOM-00082

The Aesthetics of ADA Accessibility

The Aesthetics of ADA Accessibility

1 hr. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: JCOM-00082

SME: Anonymous

Accessibility standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities in new construction, alterations, and additions. The ADA Standards are based on minimum guidelines set by the Access Board. Too often, they are looked at as utilitarian functions that provide accessibility, but frequently do not consider the aesthetics of ADA facilities and how they intergrade with architecture and the building site. This session looks the requirements of ADA and how to design and implement solutions that are functional, sustainable, and aesthetically desirable. 
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:​​
  • Identify the basic components for ADA Accessibility and how they address health and well-being challenges.
  • Research different ADA approaches and techniques that meet accessibility standards creating safe access.
  • Review sustainable solutions and case studies that show the ecological, social, and economic benefits of ADA features.
  • Identify design and planning similarities and differences that enhance the aesthetics and safety of ADA features.
  • Identify the health and welfare benefits of ADA features by documenting measurable results from implemented projects and developments, and illustrated how aesthetics are integrated into these solutions.
  • Develop a framework for identifying opportunities and standard characteristics that enhance the aesthetics of ADA features.
State Licenses
AK - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AK - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare)
AK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
AL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AL - Engineer (General)
AL - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
AR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
AR - Engineer (General)
AR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
CA - Architect (Americans with Disabilities Act - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
CA - CASp (Certified Access Specialist program) (General)
CO - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
CT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
CT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
DC - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
DE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
DE - Engineer (General)
DE - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
FL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
FL - Engineer (General - 0000271)
Accreditation: FBPE Approved Provider #0003352, License #33
GA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
GA - Engineer (General)
GA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
HI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IA - Engineer (General)
IA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
ID - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
ID - Engineer (General)
IL - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IL - Engineer, Professional (General)
IL - Engineer, Structural (General)
IL - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
IN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
KS - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
KS - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare)
KS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
KY - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
KY - Engineer (General)
KY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
LA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
LA - Engineer (General)
LA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
MA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MD - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MD - Engineer (General)
MD - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
ME - Engineer (General)
MI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MI - Engineer (General)
MI - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MN - Engineer (General)
MN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MO - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MO - Engineer (General)
MO - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MS - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MS - Engineer (General)
MS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
MT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MT - Engineer (General)
NC - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NC - Engineer (General)
NC - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
ND - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare)
NE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.X CEUs for this program.
NE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NE - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Accreditation Statement: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
NE - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
NH - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NH - Engineer (General)
NH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
NJ - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NJ - Engineer (General - 24GP000006300)
NM - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NM - Engineer (General)
NM - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
NV - Architect (Building Code, Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NV - Engineer (General)
NV - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
NY - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NY - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
NY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
OH - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
OH - Engineer (General)
OH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
OK - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
OK - Engineer (General)
OK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
OR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
OR - Engineer (General)
OR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
PA - Engineer (General)
PA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
PR - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
PR - Engineer (General)
PR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
RI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SC - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SC - Engineer (General)
SC - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
SD - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SD - Engineer (Technical)
SD - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
TN - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
TN - Engineer (Health, Safety & Welfare)
TN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
TX - Architect (Barrier Free - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
TX - Engineer (General)
TX - Landscape Architect (Barrier Free, Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
TX - Registered Accessibility Specialists (RAS) (General)
UT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
UT - Engineer (General)
UT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
VA - Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
VA - Engineer (General)
VA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)
VT - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
VT - Engineer (General)
WA - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
WI - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WI - Engineer (General)
WI - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
WV - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WV - Engineer (General)
WV - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare (max 6 hrs online) - Approved LA CES-2026)
WY - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WY - Engineer (General)
WY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Environmental Engineers - AAEES - Member (General)
American Hospital Association - AHA - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) (General)
American Institute of Architects - AIA - Architects (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
American Institute of Certified Planners/American Planning Association - AICP - Certified Planners (General - 9293511)
American Society of Landscape Architects (LA CES) - ASLA - Member (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)
BOMI International - RPA, FMA and/or SMA (General)
Canada - Alberta Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Alberta Engineer (General)
Canada - British Columbia Architect (AIBC) (Core - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - British Columbia Engineer (General)
Canada - Manitoba Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Manitoba Engineer (General)
Canada - New Brunswick Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - New Brunswick Engineer (General)
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Engineer (General)
Canada - Northwest Territories and Nunavut Engineer (General)
Canada - Northwest Territory Architect / Restricted Practitioner (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Nova Scotia Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Nova Scotia Engineer (General)
Canada - Ontario Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Ontario Engineer (General)
Canada - Prince Edward Island Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Prince Edward Island Engineer (General)
Canada - Quebec Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Quebec Engineer (General)
Canada - Saskatchewan Architect (General - JCOM00082-2027)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Saskatchewan Engineer (General)
Canada - Yukon Engineer (General)
International Facility Management Association - IFMA - Certified Facility Manager (CFM) (General)
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies - NICET (General)