RedVector RV-10294A

ADA Guidelines 2010: Building Blocks

ADA Guidelines 2010: Building Blocks

1 hr. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: RV-10294A

SME: Rumanda Young, Ph.D.

This course has been discontinued.

 
 
The Americans with Disabilities Act/Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines (2010 Guidelines) developed by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the Access Board) effectively replaces the 1991 ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). 
This course provides criteria for basic elements considered to be the “Building Blocks” of accessibility as established by the guidelines, including:
  • Ground and floor surfaces (302)
  • Changes in level (303)
  • Wheelchair turning space (304)
  • Clear floor space (305)
  • Knee and toe clearances (306)
  • Protruding objects (307)
  • Reach ranges (308)
  • Operable parts (309)

Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
  • Discuss different types of physical and mental disabilities as covered by ADA
  • Describe the changes made to the “Building Blocks” by the enactment of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  • Describe the timeline for compliance with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  • Explain the importance of compliance with the ADA
  • Recognize who must comply with accessible laws and standards

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Rumanda Young, Ph.D.
Rumanda Young, Ph.D. Photo
Dr. Young is a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in the state of Texas and a Certified Planner (AICP).  She holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture (BLA) from the University of Arkansas, a master’s degree in city and regional planning (MCRP) with environmental planning emphasis from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in urban planning and public policy. Dr. Young also spent time abroad in Cheltenham, England at the University of Gloucestershire focusing on sustainable development practices, environmental planning, and resource management.
Dr. Young has eight years of private practice experience, six of which working with the firm Carter & Burgess, Inc. She was involved in a variety of work including a wide range of park and recreational planning and design projects. Landscape Architectural experience ranges from preparation of detail site design plans, inventory and analysis documents, park, recreation and open space master plans, city-wide comprehensive plans, interpretive prospectus documents, construction document preparation, and preparation of grant applications and rezoning applications for cities throughout Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch.  Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.

Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture.  She teaches master’s level landscape architecture design studio course(s).

 

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