CASp Code Discussion Group

Join the discussion on Blackboard Collaborate web-conferencing system.

BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE INSTRUCTIONS

Blackboard Collaborate Instructions (PDF)

Blackboard Meeting Link

Use the following Blackboard Collaborate link to access CCDG webinars: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/c54f6c2ae5b141eca4a0b8920d92f0fc

Request for real-time captioning or other special accommodations should be directed to Jessica Axtman at (916) 324-8911 or by email at jessica.axtman@dgs.ca.gov no later than 3 working days before the meeting date.

GUEST SPEAKERS

January 20 – Jim Terry AIA, CASp & Bill Hecker, Architect, Accessibility Consulting

• Bill & Jim’s Most Excellent Code Discussion Adventure – An Open Q&A Session

• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB

February 17 – Bill Botten of the Access Board

• ADA Chapter 7: Communication Elements and Features – Presentation (PDF)

• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB

March 17 – Cris Vaughan, CASp, ADAC, PA, Attorney at Law

• ADA Litigation Update for the CASp
• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB

April 21 – Janis Kent, FAIA

• Stepping Thru – Vignette Series: Exceptions & Nuances in the ADA Standards & CBC
• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB 

May 19 – NO MEETING  

June 16 – Stoyan Bumbalov, CASp

• Part 2 Chapter 11A Housing Accessibility Important Details (PDF)
• CEU: 1 CASp (CBC); 1 CAB

July 21 – Susan Moe, DSA Senior Architect, CASp

• Rulemaking Activities by DSA for Chapter 11B and Why a CASp Should Care! (PDF)
• CEU: 1 CASp (CBC); 1 CAB  

August 18 – Jim Terry AIA, CASp, Evan Terry Associates

• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB  

September 15 – Bill Hecker, AIA, Accessibility Consultant

• Lesson Learned by an ADA Expert Witness over 25 Years
• CEU: 1 CASp (FED)

October 20 – Kimberly Paarlberg, ICC Senior Staff Architect, Code Development Department 

• General Overview of Updates to A117.1
• CEU:1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB   

November 17 – Scott Windley, Access Board

• CEU: 1 CASp (FED); 1 CAB  

December 15 – Derek Shaw, DSA Supervising Architect

• Detectable Warnings
• CEU: 1 CASp (CBC); 1 CAB

Registration is not required for participation in CCDG sessions. Please read the information in the BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE CONNECTION INFORMATION tab above for instructions on connection and for the meeting link; and review the SESSIONS tab for information on meeting dates, speakers, topics, and for availability of presentation slides.

For CASps, continuing education unit (CEU) credit is offered which may be applied toward their CASp certification renewal.  To obtain one CEU for each CCDG participation, a CASp must:

• Include both their name and CASp certification number in their CCDG login name; and,
• Be in attendance for a minimum of one hour during the meeting time of 11:30 am to 12:40 pm.

ATTENDANCE

DSA does not provide certificate of attendance for CCDG participation and it is the CASp’s responsibility to retain record of continuing education attendance. The web-conferencing system used for CCDG, Blackboard Collaborate, uses the login names to track attendance and DSA retains this record in the event verification is required by the CASp Program.

Continuing education units for CCDG sessions are issued according to the coursework content: Regulatory updates to accessibility provisions of the CBC, designated as (CBC); and, federal accessibility regulations, standards, and guidelines, designated as (FED). Each CCDG session will include the CEU value of either (CBC) or (FED). When completing your CASp certification renewal application, list CCDG webinars with (CBC) designation under “California Building Code Continuing Education” and those with (FED) designation under “Federal Standards/Regulations Continuing Education and Equivalent Activity.”

Please refer to Section 136 Continuing Education in the CASp Program regulations for additional information.

PAST CCDG SESSIONS LIST

2020

2019

2018