We are pleased to announce DCAB's 2023 Disability Access Conference. The two-day virtual conference on June 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023 will focus on the Fair Housing Act's Design and Construction Requirements for Accessibility.

Key residential design issues and potential accessibility pitfalls will be analyzed offering practical information that can be applied immediately to multi-family housing projects.

Guest speakers include Rex J. Pace, Senior Advisor for Accessible Design, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at th U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); John Rife Torkelson, founder of nan accessibility consulting firm theACCESSpartnership, and Bill Hecker, accessibility consultant at Hecker Design, LLC.

DAY 1 - JUNE 29, 2023

SESSION 1:  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  (Pending 1.5 HSW/CEU AIA credit approval)

• Overview of FHA Act 
• Safe Harbors 

BREAK: 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

SESSION 2:  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  (Pending 1.5 HSW/CEU AIA credit approval)

• Requirement 1 (Accessible bulding entrances on accessible routes) 
• Requirement 2 (Accessible public and common use areas) 

DAY 2 - JUNE 30, 2023

SESSION 3:  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  (Pending 1.5 HSW/CEU AIA credit approval)

• Requirement 3 (Usable doors)
• Requirement 4 (Accessible routes into and through dwelling units)
• Requirement 5 (Light switches, outlets; and other environmental controls in accessible locations)

BREAK:  9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

SESSION 4:  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  (Pending 1.5 HSW/CEU AIA credit approval)

• Requirement 6 (Reinforced walls in bathroom for grab bars)
• Requirement 7 (Useable kitchens and bathrooms) 

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ACCOMMODATION REQUEST:  If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Laurie Palenske at (808) 586-8121 or laurie.palenske@doh.hawaii.gov as soon as possible.

DEADLINE:  Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. 

REGISTER NOW!