ADA Compliance Seminar

Do You Know if Your Place of Business is Compliant

with State and Federal ADA Guidelines?

Do you know if your place of business is compliant with state and federal ADA guidelines?

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2006

Breakfast Buffet & Program - 7:30 am to 10:00 am

Sheraton San Diego Hotel, Mission Valley

1433 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108

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Did you know the “Americans with Disability Act (ADA)” was signed sixteen years ago? Do you know if your place of business is compliant with state and federal ADA guidelines? If you don’t know, you need to know immediately. Non-compliance could make your business vulnerable to lawsuits.

The federal American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 establishing “accessibility” standards to accommodate individuals with disabilities. California, too, has established its own set of ADA laws. A key provision in the ADA mandated that all structures, built after January 1993, abide by ADA Standards. However, there are many buildings built prior to 1993 that do not comply with current ADA standards. Buildings built before 1993 are not exempt from ADA guidelines.

Many businesses unknowingly are not in compliance with ADA regulations, thus vulnerable to ADA lawsuits. For the last several years, hundreds of small businesses throughout the San Diego Region in older neighborhoods have been targets of “ADA lawsuits.” Unfortunately, many affected businesses pay the demands of suing attorneys thinking they are safe from the next lawsuit. They are not, that is unless their business complies with the ADA guidelines.

Chamber’s ADA Seminar will have speakers representing the legal and disabled communities, and local government, providing businesses valuable information and resources on ADA compliance.

The ADA Seminar will help educate businesses on the basics on ADA compliance, which may help reduce their chances of being sued. Just as important, the seminar will help businesses become more marketable to the disabled community and provide information on various ADA programs and incentives available to businesses.

PANELISTS

Isam Hasenin
Chief Building Official

City of San Diego

Julie A. Dunne

Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter

& Hampton, LLP

Cyndi Jones

Director

The Center for an

Accessible Society

Amy Vandeveld

Esquire

Law Office of

Amy B. Vandeveld

$30 Chamber and BID Council Members
$40 Non Members
$220 Table of Eight

Attendance at this event by a state public official will constitute acceptance of a reportable gift.