Architecture & DesignAccessibility by Building Type: Multi-Use Facilities

Accessibility by Building Type: Multi-Use Facilities

1.00 Hr
SKU: JCOM-10104

This course explores the unique accessibility challenges and opportunities presented by multi-use facilities—spaces that combine multiple functions such as residential, commercial, recreational, and community services within a single building or site. Participants will examine how the 2010 ADA Standards apply across a variety of facility types, including mixed-use developments, multi-sport complexes, and community centers. The course covers key definitions, scoping provisions, and technical requirements, while also introducing universal design principles that support more inclusive environments. By the end of the course, participants will be able to define multi-use facilities, identify applicable accessibility requirements, explain their impact on users with disabilities, and evaluate opportunities to go beyond compliance to create truly welcoming spaces.

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Course Details

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define multi-use facilities.
  • Identify scoping and technical requirements for accessibility based on the 2010 ADA Standards.
  • Describe how complying with accessibility requirements for multi-use facilities helps people with disabilities access these spaces.
  • Analyze multi-use facilities for areas where architects can go above and beyond the accessibility requirements to make truly inclusive spaces.

Specs

Course Level
Fundamental
Languages
English
Compatibility
Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Author | BJ Epstein

BJ Dietz Epstein holds a master's degree in architecture (M.Arch) from Iowa State University. The major emphasis of her studies there was accessibility. Working with Dr. Arvid Osterberg, author of Access for Everyone, she developed training materials for accessibility to teach students, architects, building inspectors, and facilities, planning, and management staff. Ms. Epstein has ten years of experience in the field of accessibility. She currently works for the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, as an Accessible Media Specialist. There, she creates audio tactile maps as wayfinding solutions for people who are blind or visually impaired. She also performs accessibility compliance checks for signage, and consults with museums, parks, and businesses to ensure that they go above and beyond for their patrons with disabilities. Ms. Epstein brings a passion for accessibility to her work, as well as the ability to translate from legalese into layman's terms. She is well versed in the ADA Standards, as well as the California Building Codes pertaining to accessibility. She wants to make accessibility easy to understand and easy to implement.

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