PIVOTING TO ADA-COMPLIANT VIRTUAL MEETINGS
ARE YOU DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE HEARING-IMPAIRED?
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The Coronavirus pandemic has changed how government and educational institutions have maintained their operations. With an abrupt conversion from in-person meetings and instruction to a variety of online platforms, many agencies may unknowingly be discriminating against the hearing-impaired.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that live and recorded meetings provide access to persons with hearing loss, which would include captioning or an ASL interpreter on video. Public agencies and educational institutions must not ignore their obligations to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to fully participate, whether live or recordings of live information. Most videoconferencing platforms have the ability to provide captioning but there may be additional costs or add-ons that are necessary.
DLZ's ADA Expert, Stephen Metzer, will discuss the ADA requirements for online accessibility, with an emphasis on the capabilities of the most common video platforms like Zoom, WebEx, and Microsoft Teams. He will outline the steps every meeting host should consider to equip and prepare their organization in meeting virtual ADA requirements.
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Be our guest for a free, educational webinar
Thursday, August 6th 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST
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LEARN HOW TO
- Ensure that you are in compliance with ADA
- Allow persons with hearing loss to participate in virtual meetings, and
- Reduce the chances of complaints or lawsuits alleging discrimination.
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- City Council
- County Commissioners
- Town Council
- School Board Members
- School Officials
- Building Officials
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STEPHEN METZER, AICP, PWS
SENIOR PROJECT PLANNER
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stephen Metzer, AICP, PWS, Senior Project Planner, is DLZ's lead ADA Specialist and trains our staff as well as clients on the various ADA requirements and design standards. Mr. Metzer has been involved with ADA accessibility tasks for many travel routes (sidewalks, trails, etc.), parking lots, buildings, businesses, and transit stops. He has managed or been involved in nearly every ADA project at DLZ, which includes evaluations of over 100 parks, hundreds of miles of sidewalks, thousands of curb ramps, and hundreds of buildings and parking lots.
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ABOUT DLZ
A family- and minority-owned firm, DLZ ranks among the nation's top consulting firms in the architectural/engineering industry. In 2016, DLZ was named by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest as Design Firm of the Year. DLZ is ranked by ENR as one of the Top 500 Design Firms in the United States and the 9th largest in the Midwest.
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