FDOT – ADA in Design, Construction, and Maintenance (BT-05-0062)

Due to Hurricane Idalia, this webinar is being rescheduled.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and will update this page as soon as a new date/time have been selected.

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course provides a guided walkthrough of the requirements for accessibility for projects on the State highway system in Florida. Course material covers criteria found in the FDM 222 – Pedestrian Facilities, as well as application of accessibility requirements during Temporary Traffic Control (formerly MOT) found in the FDM 240 – Transportation Management Plan and Standard Plans, Index 102-660. References are also provided to similar criteria in the Florida Greenbook for use on Local projects.

Participants will walk away from this class with a better overall understanding of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) considerations in Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects and the specific criteria used to integrate safety and accessibility considerations for all users, including individuals with disabilities, and practical application of accessibility in the field.

COURSE ATTENDANCE
With a target audience of Design, Construction, and Maintenance professionals, all transportation disciplines, including Planning, Traffic Ops, and others, will also benefit from the exposure to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Agenda

10:00am – 12:00pm – Historical context of the ADA; Accessibility criteria in FDM 222; Q&A
12:00pm –   1:00pm – Lunch break
  1:00pm –   3:00pm – ADA criteria cont.; Lessons Learned Discussion; Accessibility applied in Construction TTC; Q&A

This webinar will award a certificate to those fully attending and completing the webinar. Professional Development Hours will be provided to those that request these during registration. A total of 4.0 PDHs can be earned for fully attending the webinar.

Instructor Bios:

Randy E. (Brad) Bradley II, PE, CPM is a Professional Engineer in FDOT’s Production Support Office in Tallahassee. He’s a Project Management Engineer and the FDOT’s State ADA Coordinator. He was born in Tallahassee, graduated from FSU with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1997 and a Masters in 2001, and has spent his entire professional career in Tallahassee: First working with 3 international bridge engineering firms for a combined 11 years, and with FDOT since 2008. He’s worked in all three divisions of FDOT’s Office of Design – Structures Design, Roadway Design, and now Production Support. He’s married to his lovely wife, Heather, and has six beautiful children – 4 girls and 2 boys.

Carey Shepherd is the Civil Rights Officer for FHWA Florida Division. He provides oversight of and technical assistance to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Puerto Rico Highway Transportation Authority (PRHTA) and US Virgin Islands Department of Public Works in eight programs, including Title VI. Carey has worked for FHWA since 2008 and has over twenty-five years’ experience in Federal Civil Rights legal oversight, enforcement, and litigation.