Education

Registration Information

Date:
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
9:00am-5:00pm

Location:
Hannah Community Center
819 Abbot Road
East Lansing, MI  48823

Cost:
$300 for MRPA members / $350 for non-members
Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, certificate of completion, CEUs

Registration Link

ADA Training

March 25, 2015  |  Hannah Community Center  |  East Lansing

This is a one-day intensive training for parks and recreation staff to begin accessibility review of all their parks and facilities for compliance with the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Guidelines (ADAAG). Identified accessibility barriers will be used to develop a Transition Plan as required under the ADA. A Transition Plan is the first step in providing a formal plan of action for the removal of barriers. At the successful conclusion of the training, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Mark Trieglaff of ACT Services will conduct the day-long training. Mark has over 30 years of experience in the disability field, receiving a BA in Outdoor and Therapeutic Recreation as well as an MA in Parks and Recreation Administration from Illinois State University. Mark worked as Access Coordinator at Brookfield Zoo for 18 years, an access specialist at LCM Architects in Chicago for 7 years, as a Recreation Therapist at Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association and as Director of Disability Ministries at College Church in Wheaton.

Schedule

9:00 to 10:15

  • Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Review the new 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
  • Review the policy and procedure required such as service animals, and Other Power Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMD)

10:30 to 12:00

  • Review the requirements of a Transition Plan under the ADA
  • Presentation on the elements that are required to be reviewed for the development of a Transition Plan
  • Provide specific examples of Transition Plans and what they must legally include and other information that might be helpful from a planning standpoint

12:00 to 1:00 Lunch

1:00 to 2:00

  • Review the tools that are used for completing a review and proper techniques for getting accurate measurements
  • Review the various sites to be reviewed and discuss elements to be measured

2:15 to 4:30

  • Review survey form
  • Participants broken up into groups for site visits to take actual measurements
  • Comprehensive review of areas

4:30 to 5:00

  • Final test for certificate of completion

Online registration deadline is March 17, 2015.

To learn more about the ADA and Accessibility Plans, visit our Resource Center!