Accessibility & Americans with Disabilities Act: ADA Training Resources

Training

This training covers how to plan, host, and facilitate accessible in-person and virtual public engagement events.

Accessible Public Engagement Toolkit

Digital: Accessible Public Engagement Toolkit

Print: Accessible Public Engagement Toolkit

Toolkit Printing Instructions

CMAP Accessible Engagement Training_captions (.txt file)

Templates

Local governments are required to meet certain administrative requirements under Title II of the ADA. Public entities can use the resources and templates below to help meet their legal obligations of providing an ADA notice, grievance procedure, and designating an ADA coordinator.

• Establish an ADA notice
• Designate an ADA coordinator
• Establish an ADA grievance procedure

Training

This module covers the ADA, Title II, and the roles and responsibilities of municipalities and local government under these codes. 

ADA and Title II training slide deck
ADA and Title II training handout: toolkit and checklists

Template

Add your community’s information to this template to post your ADA coordinator designation (required for all local governments).

Training

This module provides ADA coordinators and other municipal staff with information about the roles and responsibilities of an ADA coordinator.

ADA coordinator training slide deck
ADA coordinator training handout: grievance procedure and department liaisons

In this section you’ll find separate training modules for ADA self-evaluations and transition plans, as well as templates for conducting meaningful public engagement while developing these plans.

Trainings

All municipalities are required to create a self-evaluation that identifies barrier to accessibility in their community. Municipalities with more than 50 employees are also required to create a transition plan outlining steps to remedy inaccessible elements, including timeline and budget. Learn more below.

ADA self-evaluation and design standards training slide deck
Template documents: ADA construction concurrence and ADA statement of maximum extent practicable

ADA transition plan training slide deck

Public engagement templates

Meaningful public engagement is important when creating a ADA self-evaluation and transition plan that reflect community members needs. CMAP created the templates and materials below to help communities plan and execute public engagement for accessibility plans.

• How to form a steering committee (Word)
• Accessible Public Engagement Toolkit (PDF) See “How do I host accessible public events and meetings?” section above on this page for more training recording and more resources.
• Survey template (Word)
• Interview template(Word)
• In-person engagement event boards and interactive activities (PPT)
• Social post template (PPT)
• Yard sign template (PPT)
• Accessible community board game (PDF)

Training

These two modules provide the history of accessibility rules, federal design standards, and various legal codes (PROWAG I), as well as the technical aspects related to curb ramps, crosswalks, detectable warning surfaces, pedestrian push buttons and signals, and more (PROWAG II).

PROWAG training part 1

PROWAG training part 1 slide deck

PROWAG training part 2

PROWAG training part 2 slide deck

Training

This module provides an overview and technical understanding of the Illinois Accessibility Code.

Illinois Accessibility training deck
Illinois Accessibility Code (2018)