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Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc. assists clients in developing
effective strategies for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), Fair Housing Act and other accessibility regulations. Our insights
into the intent of the ADA and its regulations, our associations with the
agencies who have created those regulations, and our experience with both
the public and private sectors make us the premier architectural accessibility
consulting firm on the ADA. UD&C provides a wide range of ADA and
accessibility consulting services, including: |
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Expert Witness Services
Mediation Assistance
Settlement Negotiations
Assessment of existing properties
Telephone Consultation
Design Review and Assistance
Corporate Accessibility Management Programs
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Training facility design
personnel
Survey Forms for specialized
building types
Automated or Manual Survey Analysis
Systems
Design Guidelines for new
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Training in ADA or FHA requirements and Universal Design alternatives
Identification of Products that minimize costly building alterations
Accessibility Publications, Software and Videos
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Our clients range in size from small business owners to corporations and
include both plaintiff and defendants in accessibility litigation. We provide
consulting services for nearly every type of facility, from historic to hi-tech
and including industrial, commercial, housing and governmental facilities. |
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UD&C President John P.S. Salmen is one of the leading experts in the
technical aspects of the ADA and an international leader in the field of
Universal Design. Salmen is a voting member of the International Code
Council/American National Standards Institute (ICC/ANSI) A117
Committee, the organization that administers and coordinates U.S. voluntary
standardization and conformity assessment systems, including standards for
facilities for people with physical disabilities. He was the representative of the
American Institute of Architects on the ADAAG Review Federal Advisory
Committee and a voting delegate to the 2005 White House Conference
on Aging. |
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For more information, a list of references or fee schedules contact UD&
President, John P.S. Salmen, AIA at (301) 270-2470 (v/tty) or visit our
website at
www.UniversalDesign.com. |
