Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Accessibility Code Seminar At MCC

McHenry County College (MCC) will offer a one-day Illinois Accessibility Code seminar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Luecht Conference Center at MCC, located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake.

This one-day seminar is intended for engineers, designers, project managers and those who work in the commercial or industrial building trades. The featured speaker is Doug Gamble, senior technical specialist from the Capital Development Board, who will explain the history of Illinois Accessibility Law and how it relates to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. He will focus on how the code is being interpreted, enforced and implemented by different governing bodies. As a member of the committee that is revising the Illinois Accessibility Code, he will outline changes made to the code that will affect the future access to Illinois’ built environment.

Cost is $59 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. For more information or for a company-sponsored form, contact Ruth Kormanak at (815) 479-7879 or rkormanak@mchenry.edu. To register for this course, call (815) 455-8588 and use course ID: USV U41-001.

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