A discrimination complaint alleging that a condominium project did not comply with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act was filed against the developer. The architectural firm made certain that the building plans complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the local building inspector certified the plans. However, the ADA does not generally apply to housing and the local building code was equal to the requirements of the Fair Housing Act. While the developer had no intention of discriminating, he was required to pay thousands of dollars to make the necessary corrections.

ACA offers the following accessibility services:

• Building plan review to ensure compliance with federal, state and local accessibility requirements;
• Creative solutions for providing accessibility in spite of apparent conflict with space limitations or design concepts;
• On-going technical assistance;
• Specialized training for state and local building inspectors;
• FAST KITs® for builders, architectural firms and inspectors (See FAST KIT® page);
• Training programs for architects and government inspectors (See Training and Consulting page);
• Useful publications (See Publications page).

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Contact ACA for details or a list of references. info@ardinger.org