Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
Accessibility Online Webinar Series
Thursday, October 5, 2023
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Eastern Time
Update: Registration is full. See details below to view the Live Webinar on YouTube.
Sponsored by Great Lakes ADA Center and ADA National Network (ADANN)
For help, contact Great Lakes ADA Center: 1-877-232-1990 (Voice/TTY) or email webinars@accessibilityonline.org
Description:
Pedestrians with disabilities throughout the United States continue to face major challenges in travel because many sidewalks, crosswalks, and other pedestrian facilities are inaccessible. Recently, the U.S. Access Board issued a final rule on the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). This session will address the requirements in these guidelines, specifically highlighting changes from the proposed draft that was published in 2013. Presenters from the Access Board will review many aspects of PROWAG, including how federal, state, and local government agencies can make their pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared use paths, and on-street parking, accessible to people with disabilities. Presenters will also cover the minimum technical requirements for various spaces and elements in the public right-of-way, such as pedestrian access routes, pedestrian signals, curb ramps and blended transitions, detectable warning surfaces, transit stops, and street furniture.
This webinar will include video remote interpreting (VRI) and real-time captioning. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. Webinar attendees can earn continuing education credits.
We anticipate that registration for this session will fill up quickly. Once registration is full, we will provide option for viewing the webinar via Live YouTube Stream. A link to the YouTube Live Stream will be provided on the website. Continuing Education Credit will not be available for viewing via YouTube and individuals will not be able to submit questions. The Great Lakes ADA Center is working with the U.S. Access Board to develop a series of “Self-Paced” training webinars covering the content of the PROWAG for credit. We will announce this opportunity when it becomes available.
Continuing Education Credits available:
Certificate of Attendance; AIA HSW CES: 1.5 credits; ICC: 1.5 Credits; ACTCP: 1.5 Credits; California Architects Board: 1.5 Credits; LA CES: 1.5 credits.
Speakers:
Juliet Shoultz, Transportation Engineer, Office of Technical and Information Services
Scott Windley, TA Coordinator and Senior Accessibility Specialist, Office of Technical and Information Services, U.S. Access Board
Session Questions:
This session is accepting questions from registered users. After you have registered to participate in this session you can submit your questions on your Account Manager page. Please note: the number of questions will be limited and submissions will be closed well before the session starts to provide time to prepare answers.
UPDATE 9/15/23:
YouTube LiveStream on Thursday, October 5, 2023
2:30 PM – 4:00 pm, Eastern Time
Registration for this session is full.
If you are not registered, but want to view the webinar, you can view the webinar via YouTube Livestream.
NOTE: No continuing education credit is available for viewing the live session via YouTube.
Information Link: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/session/?id=111079
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