EW #1254 has specialized in accessibility planning and universal design for over 25 years. They have assisted large property owners in developing universal design standards and review protocols that ensure compliance with the ADA and respond to a diverse public’s requirements. Wehave conducted access audits of hundreds of buildings and developed 504 and ADA compliance plans for innumerable clients in the private and public sectors. They are currently consulting on ADA compliance and universal design in health care, transportation, education, and commercial settings. They are leaders in the field of accessibility and universal design, and have developed ADA training materials for the US Department of Justice, led the first negotiated rulemaking process to yield accessible design standards, conducted best practice studies for accessible airports, ferries, and docks, and developed accessible design guidelines for Logan International Airport.

EDUCATION
M.A., Social Gerontology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1991
M.A., Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1982
B.A., Political Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1969

EXPERIENCE
He brings expertise in architectural accessibility, industrial design, and social gerontology to his oversight of Universal Design and ADA compliance planning projects for university, corporate, and public sector clients. He has managed precedent-setting research on access to water transportation as well as emergency preparedness and evacuation of people with disabilities from rapid transit systems.

1999 - Present
Managing Principal – & Associates, Newton, MA
Direct Americans with Disabilities Act compliance planning and training projects for public and private sector clients. Projects include readily achievable barrier removal compliance plans, master plans for overall ADA compliance, technical research, regulatory guidelines, and training seminars. Representative projects include:
Massachusetts Port Authority
Portland (Oregon) International Airport
Equity Office
Lotus
Duxbury High School
MIT Media Lab
Tweeter Center
Terminal A Replacement
United Parish Church
Mason & Martin
Down Island Golf Club
Harvard Science Center
YMCA of Boston
Stop & Shop

1996 - 1999
Manager, Accessibility Planning and Universal Design - Katherine McGuinness and Associates, a Division of TAMS Consultants, Inc., Boston, MA. Projects include:

-City University of New York, NY: Managed the accessibility review for three CUNY colleges.
-Transitway Tunnel, Boston, MA: Reviewed the impact of construction of a Transitway tunnel on accessibility at a historic facility for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
-Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA: Managed the development of a comprehensive campus wide accessibility plan and implementation strategy.
-Dallas Area Regional Transit Authority, TX: Reviewed ADA compliance issues prior to opening day of a new light rail system. Recommended strategies for responding to citizen complaints about transit cars and station interface.
-Access Massport: Managed major revisions to the Massachusetts Port Authority’s accessible design guidelines.
-University of San Francisco Faculty Housing, San Francisco, CA: Analyzed and made recommendations regarding accessibility for a housing project planned on an extremely steep site.
-Au Bon Pain, Boston, MA: Managed the accessibility review of representative properties and the development of Universal Design Guidelines.