BeyondAccess Consulting

Training

Customized in-person or virtual training is available on a range of disability-related topics, including provisions of the ADA and other disability rights laws.

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Request a Training

Would you like to request a training from Beyond Access Consulting? Please take a moment to fill out our training request form.

For more information, email Info@BeyondAccessConsulting.com.

Staff qualifications

Our training staff includes:

  • 2 former disability rights attorneys
  • A Certified ADA Coordinator
  • A Certified Access Specialist
  • Over 60 years of combined disability rights experience

Training costs

The cost of the training(s) depends on many factors, including the length, frequency, location, and complexity of the training.

Who we train

We have trained thousands of individuals at the local, state, and national levels representing:

  • State and local government agencies
  • Emergency management staff
  • ADA Coordinators from private and public organizations
  • Architects
  • Nonprofits and direct service providers
  • Hotels and hospitality organizations
  • Entertainment venues
  • Small businesses
  • Employers and human resource professionals
  • Colleges and universities
  • Disability advocacy groups
  • Healthcare providers
  • Addiction recovery centers
  • …and more!

Training Topics

General topics

  • Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act 
  • Overview of other federal disability rights laws
  • Service and emotional support animals
  • Disability awareness, etiquette & anti-ableism
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility for disability
  • Document accessibility basics

Employment

  • Employment requirements overview
  • Job descriptions
  • Interviews
  • Post-offer/Pre-employment 
  • Disclosing a disability
  • Reasonable accommodations
  • Inclusive workplace recommendations

State and Local Governments

  • ADA Coordinator responsibilities, complaint process, etc.
  • Self-evaluation and transition plans
  • Program accessibility
  • Building and facility accessibility
  • Effective communication 
  • Reasonable modifications of policies, practices and procedures 
  • Service and emotional support animals
  • Emergency shelters and planning

Businesses and nonprofit organizations

  • Reasonable modifications of policies, practices and procedures 
  • Effective communication
  • Service and emotional support animals
  • Building, facility, and parking accessibility 

Healthcare

  • Effective communication
  • Reasonable modifications of policies, practices, and procedures
  • Medical diagnostic equipment accessibility
  • Telehealth
  • Building, facility, and parking accessibility
  • Ableism and its negative impacts on patient care
  • Service and emotional support animals

Emergency preparedness and management

  • Effective communication
  • Reasonable modifications of policies, practices, and procedures
  • Emergency shelter accessibility
  • Disability community input in emergency preparedness plans
  • Emergency preparedness and management during public health crises
  • Service and emotional support animals in evacuation situations and emergency shelters

Special categories of facilities

  • Recreational facility and play area accessibility
  • Historic preservation