Five new hires joined LCM’s Accessibility Consulting team in 2020. We welcomed Whitney Hill, George Mendez, Paige Panek, Maritza Pineda, and Stan Swiech. George Mendez George Mendez is a licensed architect and California Certified Access Specialist (CASp) with a 15-year career in the building industry. His work has focused on multifamily housing, healthcare, and retail …
What should commercial businesses know about accessibility in the COVID-19 era? Businesses are adapting their spaces and services to accommodate public health concerns. But they also need to provide access to all patrons, including those with disabilities. LCM Architects will discuss how solutions for accessibility and public health concerns can work together to provide safer, …
An Independent Licensed Architect (ILA) verifies specific ADA compliance terms of legal settlement agreements or court-enforced consent decrees. ADA legal enforcement The Department of Justice enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act. The DOJ reaches agreements with public and private entities regarding equal access to their facilities and programs by persons with disabilities. Entities also may …
Wrenching Events, Images and Emotions LCM mourns for those who have lost loved ones or been victims of racial discrimination. The LCM family has been acutely impacted. Too many times we have heard that another black person has been the victim of unreasonable force. Sadly, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are only the …
As the Program Manager for HUD’s Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST initiative LCM conducts a series of free webinars. The sessions promote compliance with design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act. These sessions are rescheduled from the canceled spring live trainings. Upcoming FHA FIRST Webinars: FHA Policy, Regional focus, San Jose, CA – THIS …
LCM congratulates Sunyoung Kim for qualifying as a Certified Access Specialist (CASp). Sunyoung Kim is now an accessibility consultant/inspector who has been tested and certified by the State of California Division of State Architect as an expert in disability access laws. California established the Certified Access Specialist Program to encourage ADA compliance by public accommodations …
LCM welcomes registered architect Jon Hiatt to our ADA consulting group. Jon has focused on technical aspects of design during his 15-year architecture career. Jon Hiatt’s work is an ideal channel for his craft and resolve to make buildings and cities more usable for everyone. Always inquisitive and a problem-solver, he has gravitated toward understanding …
LCM welcomes Troy Paul to our ADA consulting group. Troy has 10 years of architectural practice experience. Troy Paul has a multifaceted background. After earning a Bachelor of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University, Troy worked on projects ranging from a historic aqueduct system to residential high rises. His work on a teachers academy and …
LCM welcomes Katherine Dailey to our ADA consulting group. Kat energetically applies her seven years of architectural experience to make the built environment more usable for all people. Kat is passionate about using her creativity and research talents to find new solutions. A self-proclaimed maker of things, she has already invented practical devices to make …
LCM welcomes Marsha Agard to our Architecture group. Marsha’s ideal of achieving well-designed functionality aligns with LCM’s work to make spaces usable by all people. Inspired by geometrical designs in architecture and nature, she uses her strong architectural detailing and problem solving skills in her work. Marsha explores ways to bring all project elements together …