ADA Coordinator
9/2/25 at 9:00 AM to 9/23/25 at 11:00 AM
Duration: Series of four (4) separate 2-hour sessions (September 2, 9, 16, & 23; 9 am to 11 am)
New course content is introduced at each session, participants should plan to attend all four sessions.
Course Content
This course includes accessibility requirements and the role of public entities to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related accessibility standards and regulations. You will understand the core accessibility requirements of the ADA, methods to comply with the ADA, and ways to reduce the risk of discrimination toward persons with disabilities. Policies and strategies will be outlined to provide access to programs, services, activities and facilities of a public entity. Course content includes the job functions of the ADA Coordinator, which include effective, accessible communication, tracking data such as complaints and grievances, managing the public input process, developing policies (e.g., for service animals, emergency evacuations, alternate formats), and implementing and overseeing the entities self-evaluation and transition plan. Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, California Building Standards Code (Title 24, California Code of Regulations), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), other federal and state accessibility standards and regulations will be clarified. An overview of requirements of construction and remodeling will be introduced by discussing key elements of the built environment that need to be accessible.
Topics include:
- Accessibility laws, standards and regulations
- Role and notice of the ADA Coordinator
- Role and notice of the Section 504 Coordinator (504)
- ADA departmental liaisons
- Self-evaluation and transition plans
- Required notice and rights for persons with disabilities
- Accessibility policies
- Public input
- Acceptable terminology
- Definition of a disability
- Grievance procedures and forms
- Responding to a complaint or grievance
- Tracking and resolving complaints and grievances
- Leased sites
- Landlord-tenant responsibilities
- Joint use agreements
- Accessible meetings and events
- Safe harbor
- Technical infeasibility
- Undue burden
- Alterations vs. maintenance
- Case law and litigation trends
- Best practices
- Purchasing standards and specifications
- ADA resources
- Effective communication
- Accessible alternate formats and documents
- Accessible websites
- Service animals
- Other power-driven mobility devices
- Maintenance of accessible features
- Low-cost barrier removal
- Plan reviews
- Construction oversight
- ADA risk analysis and prognosis for compliance
- Current ADA litigation and trends
- Top 10 strategies for compliance
- Implementing your ADA self-evaluation and transition plan