AACEI Greater Miami Section Meeting, Thursday, May 24, 2012

Our speaker of the month Eric Contreras, AAIA, CGC, CAI, Chief Consultant
for ADAAG Consulting Services, will provide a presentation on the
Financial Impact of the New ADA Standards in A/E/C Projects.

Mr. Contreras has 20 years of experience performing Accessibility
Consulting Services, Detailed Facility Surveys, ADA Compliance Evaluation,
Implementation Plan Development, ADA Corporate Policy Guidance and
Interpretation, ADA Expert Witness Service, ADA Compliance Plan Review for
Architects, Engineers and Building Department, Building Code Enforcement,
Compliance with Municipal, State and/or Federal Accessibility/ Building
Codes and Statutes, Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) Title
II Guide Lines and Fair Housing Act (FHA) Compliance Evaluations, Seminars
and Workshops, ADA Title II Transition Plan for State and Local
Governments Evaluation, Seminar and Workshop, Florida Building Commission
Vertical Accessibility Waiver, ADA Construction Cost Estimates, Project
Management and ADA Architectural Design.

He also possesses extensive experience providing technical consulting
services for design and construction of public accommodations, commercial
facilities and private and public entities, with regard to accessibility
compliance and/or requirements of Section 504, Title II and III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). He provides expert witness service and
technical consulting with regard to all standards that pertain to the
compliance and/or requirements of Title II and III of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Housing Act, and the Rehabilitation
Act, relating to public accommodations, commercial facilities and
applicable private and public entities; construction as it relates to
accessibility compliance.
He is also an expert on the new 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
(The Department of Justice's revised regulations for titles II and III of
the Americans with disabilities Act of 1990 -ADA- published in the Federal
Register on September 15, 2010).
Areas of Professional Expertise:
• Accessibility Consulting
• Detailed Facility Surveys
• ADA Compliance Evaluation
• Implementation Plan Development
• ADA Corporate policy Guidance and Interpretation
• ADA Expert Witness Service
• ADA Compliance Plan review for Architects
• Engineers and Building Department
• Building Code Enforcement
• Compliance with Municipal, State and/or Federal Accessibility/
Building Codes and
Statues
• Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) Title II Guidelines and
Fair Housing
Act (FHA) Compliance Evaluations, Seminars and Workshops
• ADA Title II Transition Plan for State and Local Governments
Evaluation, Seminar
and Workshop
• Florida Building Commission Vertical Accessibility Waiver, and ADA
Architectural
Design
• Accessibility Inspection and ADA Cost Estimating

Please feel free to forward this email to anyone that you feel might be
interested. Do not forget to visit our website http://aacei-miami.org/

Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 22th at <normacueto@aacei-miami.org>