Fair Housing Design & Construction Training

The Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) and the Back Home in Indiana Alliance hopes to bring greater awareness and understanding regarding accessibility requirements with their training titled “Fair Housing Design & Construction” on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. This is a FREE training but seating is limited.

This is a technical training for architects, developers, building inspectors and other interested parties on the federal Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements for multi-family properties. Effective March 1991, the federal Fair Housing Act required 7 elements for accessibility. Recent studies have found that despite the passage of time since the law’s implementation, violations continue to occur. This training will also include guidance on “visitable” features for townhouses and single family homes. These types of homes are typically not covered by FHA. The intent of visitability is to promote inclusiveness and access for all. This is a training you will not want to miss. The training is eligible for learning units through the American Institute of Architects.

Speakers for the training are:

John H. Catlin: Mr. Catlin is a partner in LCM Architects of Chicago and specializes in federal accessibility laws as well as state and local accessibility codes. He was the first practicing architect to serve as chair of the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, better known as the U.S. Access Board. His experience and expertise has led to his involvement in the development of accessibility compliance plans and consultation for many private and public entities.

Kimberly Paarlberg: Ms. Paarlberg is a Senior Staff Architect in Technical Services with the International Code Council (ICC). Her experience with ICC includes work in the plan review and code development departments with responsibilities for code development, plan reviews, providing code interpretations, instructing technical seminars and authoring and reviewing instruction materials, code commentary and publication articles. Kimberly serves as code development secretary for the IBC Means of Egress/Accessibility and ICC Administration committees.

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Date/Time
Date(s) - Oct 29 2013
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Location
Indiana Government Center South