APBP Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility Course
Description: This newly updated course from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals includes both classroom and field work designed to increase your understanding of Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) policies. Topics include legal policies, sidewalk design, crossings, intersections, curb ramps, construction, maintenance, pedestrian signals, and temporary traffic control. This course was developed collaboratively with the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Access Board.
Target Audience: Engineers, planners, designers with responsibility for planning, construction and/or maintenance of pedestrian facilities in the PROW, as well as public officials, pedestrian and disability advocates, and interested citizens. The optimal class size is 30–35 participants.
Length: The client/host can choose from 3 different courses. These courses vary in length and price as well as depth of instruction.
- 1½ Day Course (approx. 12 hours) includes a PowerPoint presentation, instructor-led discussions, videos as well as classroom and field exercises that allow the participants to assess the accessibly of a facility and discuss possible design solutions.
- 1 Day Course-Full (approx. 9 hours) includes a PowerPoint presentation, shortened instructor-led discussions, fewer videos as well as a smaller number of classroom and field exercises. The client/host must provide a box lunch for participants if this option is chosen.
- 1 Day Course (approx. 8 hours) includes a PowerPoint presentation, shortened instructor-led discussions, fewer videos as well as a smaller number of classroom exercises and no field exercises.
Contact: To schedule a course or get more information, contact Julie Stelter by email at julie@apbp.org or at 262-385-1494.
Web link: http://www.apbp.org/?Access_Course
