Design of ADA Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Access Routes-Springfield
Date: 6/22/2018 8:00 AM - 6/22/2018 4:00 PM
Location: UMass Springfield
1500 Main Street, 2nd floor
Springfield, Massachusetts
Capacity:
Overview
This training is designed to ensure that pedestrian facilities and access routes, in particular curb ramps, along our roadways are properly design and constructed for all individuals, including those with disabilities. This training was developed to provide information and best practices for those involved in the design and maintenance of curb ramps and pedestrian facilities, and for those individuals that ensure the compliance to applicable accessibility laws and guidelines. This course is taught from the perspective of the Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), a best practice for accessible pedestrian facilities in the public rights-of-way.
The workshop will include a brief overview of the ADA, FHWA requirements, group exercise designing curb ramps, and video presentations by the United States Access Board to provide the attendees with background information and points-of-view of persons with disabilities navigating our pedestrian network.
Registration/breakfast is at 8:00 am. Class begins at 8:30 am.
*This workshop is open to 4 MassDOT personnel
Please see the course flyer for more information.
This event is accessible to people with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency. If you need a reasonable accommodation (such as American Sign Language Interpreters, assistive listening devices, handouts in alternate formats, etc.) and/or language assistance (such as translated documents or an interpreter) to fully participate, please contact Cindy Schaedig at cschaedig@ecs.umass.edu at least 14 days prior to the event. Such services are provided free of charge.
Attendees
First Name | Affiliation |
---|---|
Sonja | MassDOT District 1 |
Kyle | MassDOT District 1 |
Jiang | MassDOT District 1 |
Raymond | MassDOT District 2 |
Colin | Tighe & Bond (Westfield) |
Dan | Town of Williamsburg |
Laurie | City of Chicopee |
Christopher | City of Chicopee |
Paul | Town of Amherst |
Quinn | City of Chicopee |
Bryan | Town of Williamsburg |
Jim | |
Don | Town of Williamsburg |
Nate | Town of Amherst |
Chuck | Town of Deerfield |
Instructors
- Ted Green
at NJ LTAP at Rutgers (NJ)
Ted Green, P.E. Program Engineer at the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJ LTAP). He provides Americans with Disabilities Act training as it relates to the public right-of-way and other transportation related subjects. Ted presents ADA courses with the FHWA Resource Center staff in several states and has been a trainer for the FHWA Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility Train-the-Trainer.