Enforcing agencies are beginning to enforce the 2010 ADA residential design provisions which became effective 8 years ago. Familiarity with these ADA Standards and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Standards will be beneficial to those who design housing for entities receiving federal financial assistance. HUD has published a “deeming notice” allowing, with a few exceptions, the residential provisions of the 2010 ADA Standards to be “deemed” an acceptable design Standard for compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. For state and local governmental agencies offering or managing residential programs, this session will include interactive discussions on the ADA “supplemental requirements” associated with residential dwelling units, ADA/504 program accessibility requirements for housing, “safe harbor” provisions, and the appropriate use of the older Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.

• Explore common and difficult FHA violations.
• Discuss the provisions of the HUD “safe harbor” documents.
• Analyze key residential design issues and potential accessibility pitfalls associated with the 2010 ADA Standards and the similar Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) provisions.
• Discuss the ADA “supplemental requirements” associated with residential dwelling units, ADA/504 program accessibility requirements for housing, “safe harbor” provisions, and the appropriate use of the older Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.

Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers, Landscape Architects, Facility Managers, Access Specialists, ADA Coordinators, Civil Rights Attorneys