Training Materials

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Accessible Routes

Includes an overview of the Fair Housing Act, an overview of Requirements 1 and 2, Accessible Routes, site impracticality, and additional resources.

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Accessible Public and Common-Use Areas

Includes an overview of the Fair Housing Act, an overview of Requirements 1 and 2, Accessible Routes, and Public and Common-Use Areas.

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Strategies for Compliant Bathrooms

Includes the general requirements of Fair Housing Act Requirement 7 - Usable Kitchens and Bathrooms, contained in the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, specific strategies for creating usable bathrooms, and sample plans for usable bathrooms.

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Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions

Includes the seven design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the most common violations of each requirement, the effect of the violations on persons with disabilities, requirements for compliance, and design techniques that will avoid violations.

Download PDF file: Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions [PDF] (size: 42051K)

Disability Rights Laws

Includes the purpose and evolution of key laws addressing disability rights and accessibility, important facts about compliance, an overview of major disability rights laws, and the application of multiple disability rights standards.

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Fair Housing Act Enforcement

Includes an overview of the Fair Housing Act, complaints about Fair Housing Act Violations, Fair Housing Act Enforcement, enforcement of related laws, typical claims and common defenses, investigating Fair Housing Act violations, and settlements and remedies.

Download PDF file: Fair Housing Act Enforcement [PDF] (size: 34897K)

Strategies for Compliant Kitchens

Includes the specific requirements of Fair Housing Act Requirement 7 - Usable Kitchens and Bathrooms, contained in the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, specific strategies for creating usable kitchens, and sample plans for usable kitchens.

Download PDF file: Strategies for Compliant Kitchens [PDF] (size: 17217K)

Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (3 hour version)

Includes Federal and state laws and standards that require accessibility, the coverage of the Fair Housing Act's basic disability rights protections, Federal and state laws and standards that require accessibility, the coverage of the Fair Housing Act's basic disability rights protections, the consequences of non-compliance with the accessibility laws, and the consequences of non-compliance with the accessibility laws.

Download PDF file: Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (3 hour version) [PDF] (size: 51858K)

Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (1 hour version)

Includes the coverage of the Fair Housing Act's disability rights protections, the consequences of non-compliance with the Fair Housing Act's accessibility requirements, the technical requirements of the Fair Housing Act and specifications for each requirement, and suggestions for achieving compliance with the Fair Housing Act and why compliance is important.

Download PDF file: Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (1 hour version) [PDF] (size: 30547K)

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