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Strategies for Accessibility Improvements to Historic Properties
Webinar Recording from June 3, 2021
Bill Hickey, Principal and Bess McCollough, Architect with Collaborative Design Group
Description: This session will consider strategies for increasing physical access to historic structures. Universal Design concepts will be reviewed, with methods and construction approaches illustrated through review of case studies.
Bill is an award-winning designer, and a leader of CDG's Preservation and Adaptive Reuse practices. Bess is a Senior Designer and Project Manager at CDG, specializing in Preservation, Adaptive Reuse and Universal Design practices.
This session was one of four from a half-day workshop focused on accessibility in historic buildings.
- Disability and The ADA: Cultural, Demographic, Legal and Technical Implications
- Accessibility to Historic Sites; the Decision Process
- Strategies for Accessibility Improvements to Historic Properties
- Modifying Historic Properties for Increased Accessibility - Panel Conversation