Course Description

Live Webinar Date: Thursday, September 14th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT. A Zoom link will be sent 48 & 24 hours prior to the webinar.

30-Day Access Period: After the live webinar date, you can view a recording of this webinar and any supplemental documents as often as you like during your 30-day access period.

*Disclaimer: If you miss the live viewing of this webinar, we can give you a refund, or we can send a recording of the webinar and supplemental documents; however, no certificate will be issued if you miss the live webinar.

Description: This two-hour webinar focuses on signs located on a site and in buildings. We will discuss the various codes and regulations applicable to signs identifying accessible elements, facilities, and spaces. We will discuss the scoping and technical provisions for informational, directional, and variable message signs. We will also discuss signs required at an accessible means of egress, such as stairway and floor identification.

Learning Objective 1:

Participants will gain knowledge of the locations where identification signs are required by code. 

Learning Objective 2:

Participants will understand the history of the development of geometric symbols and where they are required. 

Learning Objective 3:

Participants will gain knowledge of California Laws beyond Chapter 11B that regulate signs. 

Learning Objective 4:

Participants will gain knowledge of the differences between the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the California Building Code, Chapter 11B, related to signs. 

Overview of Signs, EVCS, Parking, Informational, Directional, and Exit

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Instructor

Susan Moe

Architect and CASp

Susan Moe recently retired from the Division of the State Architect (DSA), Headquarters Office, Access Code and Policy Unit. Susan is embarking on the next phase of her career and has launched an access compliance consulting firm to use her experience at DSA and expertise in the private sector. While at DSA, Susan developed regulations for the California Building Code, Chapters 2 and 11B, delivered access compliance training, and served as a CASp exam subject matter expert. As a CASp subject matter expert, she designed the first of the CASp open book exams.Susan participated on the team for the 2013 California Building Code rulemaking cycle when the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design became the model code for Chapter 11B. That process required a complete rewrite and reformatting of Chapter 11B. She participated in subsequent rulemaking cycles focusing on the federal housing-related regulations to bring Chapter 11B in alignment with those regulations, wrote the code change that