ADA Self Evaluations and Transition Plans
May 20, 2025
(9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time)
PDHs AVAILABLE
3 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of the webinar to get 3 PDH’s.
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that public agencies perform self-evaluations to identify barriers to accessibility and then prepare transition plans that describe how and when those barriers will be removed. Transition plans are to be updated regularly. This session examines the background to, contents of and enforcement of the self-evaluation and transition plan requirements. A case study critique of an actual transition plan is presented to illustrate the discussion. Participants will leave the session with a “To Do” list of next steps their agency needs to take and a toolkit of helpful resources.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The target audience for this workshop is local and state personnel with responsibility for designing, constructing and maintaining facilities in the public right-of-way. These include engineers, MPO staff, technicians, public works directors, street supervisors and crew leaders.
INSTRUCTOR
Ronald W. Eck P.E.
The instructor for this workshop is Ronald W. Eck, P.E.. Ron received his B.S.C.E and Ph.D. degrees from Clemson University. He is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at West Virginia University and Director of the West Virginia Local Technical Assistance Program (WV LTAP). He has been involved in traffic engineering, including accessibility and pedestrian transportation, for over 45 years. He was a member of the Pedestrian Committee of the Transportation Research Board from 2008 to 2017. He authored the chapter on Pedestrians in McGraw-Hill&s Handbook of Transportation Engineering. He teaches a variety of ADA-related classes for public works personnel throughout the United States.
REGISTRATION
This is a FREE webinar. All attendees must pre-register in order to receive the webinar invitation.