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Accessibility Technical Assistance

Accessibility is an Ongoing Effort

Your project team may need additional support to achieve compliance.

Our team is there through design, construction, and beyond to ensure that your facility complies with all applicable accessibility requirements. Our technical assistance services are available when you need further inspections, guidance, and recommendations while navigating the complexities of compliance.

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OUR SERVICES

Technical Assistance Services

Ongoing accessibility compliance support. No unnecessary fixes. No complaints or litigation.

We offer the following add-on services:

Plan Reviews throughout the design and construction phases
Field Inspections of existing site conditions
Remediation Plan Development to resolve design and construction issues
Consultations and Meetings with members of your project team
Code and Law Support for applicable accessibility requirements
Documentation Review, including architect’s supplemental instructions (ASIs), shop drawings, submittals, value engineering, and the like—as related to compliance

Projects

Our Accessibility Work

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Sheppard Pratt Medical Hospital

Massachusetts Army National Guard Armories

The Google Store

The Hotel Marcel in New Haven Connecticut.

Hotel Marcel

KNOWLEDGE HUB

Accessibility Resources

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Designing for Passive House and Accessibility Compliance: It’s All in the Details

Projects targeting Passive House certification must comply fully with all applicable accessibility requirements.

Research & Programs

Alliance for Inclusive Design Practice and Research

North Carolina State University (NC State) and SWA have established a transformative partnership to revitalize the Center for Universal Design. The newly formed Alliance for Inclusive Design Practice and Research (the Alliance) represents a major leap forward in advancing equal…

SWA’s Victoria Lanteigne Co-leads Effort to Relaunch the Center for Universal Design

North Carolina State University and Steven Winter Associates have been awarded a grant to reinvest in the CUD given increasing interest in related efforts such as inclusive design and building equity.