ADA Facilities Compliance Continuing Education Courses & Resources

James L.E. Terry, A.I.A.

Principal Trainer

Mr. Terry received his B. S. in Architecture from the University of Southern California and his Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan. His architectural project experience includes healthcare, libraries, educational, corporate, municipal, and recreational facilities.

As a specialist in ADA and accessible design, Mr. Terry has presented over 100 programs to building owners, managers, and designers working with both public entities and private corporations. Mr. Terry teaches an annual three-day seminar on accessibility issues at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He has led the writing of several books on access standards and ADA Facilities Compliance, led the ADA revision of Architectural Graphic Standards 9th Edition, initiated the development of software to assist design professionals in complying with the ADA and in developing database systems for tracking ADA compliance, assisted clients in evaluating their facilities and training personnel, and provided plan reviews for new construction and alteration projects.

Some past and current clients include Bank of America, CITIBANK, Delta Air Lines, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Chick-Fil-A, Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday’s Restaurants, Stanford University, ATBCB, U.S. Department of Justice, Congressional Office of Compliance, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and numerous school districts, hospitals and university systems.

^{* Time frames are optional within ranges based on client needs.}