This course explores the critical role elevators and platform lifts play in creating safe, accessible, and barrier-free environments for people of all abilities. Participants will examine ADA requirements, applicable building and safety codes, and the various types of elevators and lifts available to address accessibility challenges.

Through practical applications, attendees will learn how to evaluate and select appropriate vertical transportation solutions that support safe and equitable building access. The course will also address considerations for the safe evacuation of individuals with disabilities, providing insight into design strategies that enhance accessibility, occupant safety, and code compliance.

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Learning Objectives

• Attendees will analyze ADA regulations for lifts and elevators and how they impact design and use to comply with accessibility for handicap.
• Attendees learn about the different types of elevators and lifts and understand the differences with each product design to aid people with disabilities.
• Attendees will learn about code compliances and how they apply to the safety of persons with disabilities.
• Attendees will understand the applications of lifts and elevators to solve accessibility problems and comply with ADA regulations.
• Attendees will review the challenges and some solutions for the evacuation of persons with disabilities.