The following contains a directory of consultants with expertise in the Americans with Disabilities Act and the its regulations pertaining to architecture, design, construction, and modifications. The consultants conduct accessibility reviews, surveys and training. Many of the consultants have experience within the arts community. All of the descriptions were provided by the consultants themselves.

The ADA Consultants Directory is provided for informational purposes only and does not denote an endorsement by the National Arts and Disability Center. You will need to evaluate the skills and experience of any consultant to determine if they will meet the needs of your organization. The Better Business Bureau produces a useful business advisory, that we recommend you review: "How to Avoid Scams and Schemes Related to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."

Three Gateway Center, 5th Floor
401 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 471-4156
TDD: (412) 471-4156
Fax: (412) 471-4348
Email: adainc@adaconsults.com
Internet: http://www.adaconsults.com
Description: Accessibility Development Associates, Inc. (ADA, Inc.), is a company that specializes in providing a range of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) consulting services to business, education, government, cultural and other public or privately owned entities. These services concentrate on providing architectural, programmatic and attitudinal access to individuals with disabilities and in assisting these organizations in their efforts to comply with the ADA and other relevant Federal, State or local disability-related anti discrimination laws. Founded in 1992 as the wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of Three Rivers Center for Independent Living (TRCIL). ADA, Inc. has more than 20 years of organizational experience. ADA, Inc. offers an in-depth working knowledge of the regulations and a strong personal, hands- on perspective. ADA, Inc.'s professionals recommend a range of common sense, cost- effective and creative steps for barrier removal and compliance with the regulations. Staffed and governed by people with disabilities gives credibility, but also directly correlates to Congress' intent to include individuals with disabilities as integral players in the barrier removal process. ADA, Inc.'s Board of Directors is comprised of members of the legal, architectural and business community. Since 1992, the staff of Accessibility Development Associates, Inc. has provided ADA technical assistance to more than 350 clients within the corporate, business, government, educational, cultural, entertainment and non-profit communities. They have worked extensively with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, including a comprehensive ADA Evaluation of more than 3 million square feet of these organization's facilities. Since 1994, ADA, Inc. has provided a range of customized disability-awareness, customer service trainings, which have provided training to more than 3,000 employees and/or volunteers who interact with patrons. Joan Stein has developed a strong relationship and experience with the cultural communities, locally, statewide and nationally. Locally, she serves on the Facilities Committee of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. She serves on the Access to the Arts Committee for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is a nationally recognized ADA expert in arts/cultural and tourism, including presentations to National Association of Convention and Services Bureaus, The Art Libraries Society of North American (ARLIS), and the National Assembly of Arts Organization (NASAA).

901 Dover Drive, Suite 237
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 646-3756
Fax: (949) 650-5179
Email: karen@compliancedesign.com
Internet: http://www.compliancedesign.com
Description: Compliance Design Consultants is a disabled access consulting firm specializing in Title II & III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the state of California Accessibility Regulations. CDC was established in 1992 to assist public and private entities to professionally identify accessibility barriers at their properties and to recommend creative and compliant solutions for access for individuals with disabilities. Client and project types include real estate professionals (commercial, retail, industrial), architects, attorneys, cities and counties, amusement facilities, lodging facilities and additional public accommodations.

601 East Brockway Ste. E
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: (304) 296-3510, (800) 946-9471
Fax: (304) 296-5073
Email: info@eastlakederry.com
Internet: http://www.adaderry.com or http://www.eastlakederry.com/
Description: Eastlake , Derry & Associates, LLC provides accessibility and ADA consulting, surveying and training services to businesses, state and local governments, and non- profit organizations. Since 1993 Mark Derry, President of the company, has been trained and received regular updates on the ADA by the Department of Justice, the Access Board, and the Department of Transportation. His unique background in the construction industry as a small business owner, coupled with his personal experience with disability, give him the ability to communicate in the same language as other design professionals, and present effective solutions to physical barriers in existing buildings. As a former technical assistance and current training consultant for the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC): Mid-Atlantic ADA Center in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Derry provided technical assistance to the Smithsonian Institute and the Kennedy Center regarding exhibit accessibility. Satisfied customers include the Johns Hopkins University, West Virginia Division of the Arts & Culture, Loyola College , Ohio River Border Initiative Arts Festivals, the National Center on Accessibility, and the National Council on Independent Living, among many others. Additional information is available on their website www.adaderry.com. Cost and Schedule proposals available per project upon request.

6201 Ocean Front Walk, Ste. 2
Playa del Rey, CA 90293
Phone: (310) 821-7080
Fax: (310) 827-0269
Email: jik@pacbell.net
Internet: http://www.jik.com
Description: June operates a full-time consulting business (since 1989). She consults with and trains businesses, universities, state associations, government entities, disability- related organizations and other not-for-profit organizations. She has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses workshops and seminars. June writes and speaks from practical "hands-on" experience and over three decades of extensive research, training and direct user experience. Her most frequent areas of consulting, writing and training include: implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, planning barrier free events, disability diversity training and targeting customers with disabilities in terms of marketing, customer service and product design and incorporating universal design principles into existing and new environments and products. Arts focused projects include conducting access surveys of all properties (Villa, Marina, Santa Monica and Williamstown, Mass ), for the J. Paul Getty Trust in the early 1990's. Ongoing work with The Getty includes conducting periodic training for the Visitor Services staff as well as the Volunteers on welcoming guests with disabilities.

5279 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94618
Phone: (510) 655-1220
Fax: (510) 658-8789
Email: lhopper@prodigy.net
Description: Nationally recognized consulting firm on the ADA and accessibility. General consulting, expert witness services, and architectural surveys.

614 Grand Avenue, Suite 321
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 444-3440
Fax: (510) 444-3441
Email: info@margenassociates.com
Internet: http://www.margenassociates.com
Description: Margen + Associates is recognized nationwide for its expertise in disability access and the ADA. For over twenty years Margen + Associates has assisted clients in dealing with complex policy, architectural, and programmatic compliance issues. Margen + Associates mission is to provide the full range of services concerning disability access.

121 West Tenth Street
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 626-2970
Email: mjmartz@verizon.net
Description: Mary Jeanette Martz, Ph.D. serves as a disability, educational, and fine arts consultant. She specializes in providing a range of services including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues. She focuses on insuring programmatic, attitudinal, and architectural access to individuals with disabilities. As a consultant, Martz utilizes her planning, writing, and leadership skills in designing unique programs for people with disabilities. Martz has a strong commitment to creating programs that give people with disabilities the access and opportunity for art, education, and employment experiences. Consulting since 1981, she works with such institutions as Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, the Autry Natural Center, Western Heritage, the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art, the William O. Douglass Outdoor Classroom (WODOC at Franklin Canyon Nature Center), Junior Arts Center, Palos Verdes Art Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. At these institutions she designs, implements, and supervises art, exhibition programs, and docent training for children and adults with disabilities, youth at risk, and senior citizens. In addition, Martz has also been involved in planning and designing exhibitions to insure total access to visitors with disabilities.

224 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001-4905
Phone: (212) 765-4144
Fax: (212) 765-4142
Email: info@sachsmorganstudio.com
Internet: http://www.sachsmorganstudio.com
Description: Sachs Morgan Studio has provided comprehensive theatre design and planning services to the performing arts community for twenty five years. The firm is nationally recognized for designing performing arts facilities that operate smoothly for their users, are comfortable, accessible and welcoming to their patrons, and are technologically and aesthetically appropriate to the events they hold. Ann Sachs (President and CEO) spent twenty years as an actress before joining the studio ten years ago, providing the perspective of one who has performed for years in theatres that work and theatres that don't. Ms. Sachs runs the studio's business affairs, and is responsible for the longterm vision of the firm. In her former career she played leading roles On and Off Broadway and in our country's finest resident theatres, most notably in the Tony Award-winning Dracula opposite Frank Langella. She served on the faculties of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and as a guest artist in the Drama Department at Sarah Lawrence College. Ann is the co-author of Mama Drama, a play about motherhood published by Samuel French, performed by professional and amateur groups nationwide.

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