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SWA’s Accessibility Team has extensive experience with justice facilities across the United States, from auditing existing jails and prisons to our work on new corrections facility projects. Our consultants have faced complicated questions concerning how the U.S. justice system impacts…

After years of inspecting multifamily housing developments across the country for compliance with regulatory requirements for accessible design and construction, our accessibility team has compiled a list of common violations that could easily have been avoided before construction even began.

Our country’s electric vehicle infrastructure is growing, but accessibility requirements for EV parking spaces and charging stations have lagged behind. We look at how federal guidance and local building codes are beginning to address this gap.

What’s behind the growth of adaptive reuse in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions?

Product choice can be a matter of life or death at these facilities. We’ll look at specifications and guidelines for a common accessibility accessory—grab bars—and how they’re evolving to increase patient safety.

When accessibility compliance is overlooked during design and construction, the consequences can extend far beyond legal exposure.

Peter Stratton, Managing Director of Accessibility Services at SWA, looks back at SWA’s involvement in the creation of the first code document approved by HUD as a “safe harbor” for Fair Housing Act compliance.

After years of inspecting multifamily housing developments across the country for compliance with regulatory requirements for accessible design and construction, our accessibility team has compiled a list of common violations that could easily have been avoided before construction even began.

Our accessibility consultants are constantly on the lookout for new products that will make it easier for our clients to comply with accessibility criteria while meeting their overarching design goals.

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

Myth: Following the accessibility requirements of the building code will satisfy the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

How can building designers and healthcare providers proactively ensure that medical diagnostic equipment is accessible to patients with disabilities?