ADA Michigan

Does your facility need an elevator? Join the next ADA Audio Conference on February 17th, as speakers from Otis Elevator Co. and the International Code Council (ICC) review considerations for providing accessible routes to different floors in a building. They will also cover best practices and reasonable modifications to make elevators even more accessible to members of the public and employees with disabilities. https://bit.ly/45T0GiG

Join the next ADA Legal Webinar session on January 21st for an update and discussion on what laws protect health-related information and medical records. It will review how the ADA, HIPAA, ACA and other laws may or may not protect the disclosure of health information in situations ranging from employee reasonable accommodation requests to certification letters for education-related accommodations, to protection of histories of substance abuse disorders. It will also review existing and new court opinions as well as crucial settlement agreements.
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The U.S. Access Board published a final rule on Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way (PROWAG) in August 2023. The next ADA Audio Conference webinar on Dec. 16th will provide an overview of PROWAG, highlighting the differences between previous publications of PROWAG and the final rule. https://bit.ly/48xQNIT

Given the number of requirements found in the ADA standards, some are bound to be misinterpreted or forgotten. Although the mistake may be small, correcting the design after construction can be time-consuming and costly. The next Accessibility Online Webinar on Dec. 4th will identify many of the most common accessibility mistakes made during the planning stages of a project.
https://bit.ly/3Kh4DGa