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Jim is a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Professional

Jim has received formal training and education to become a certified accessibility professional and can work with builders, developers, designers, cities, schools and communities to help design, build or renovate private and public spaces to be accessible for everyone.

His experience with accessibility challenges allow him to provide keen insight into the unique and non-obvious challenges that people with disabilities face every day. His training allows him to expand that experience to provide designs that are inclusive to people of all types, not simply those that are physically disabled or wheelchair bound.

 
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Universal Design

“…the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design.”

- Ronald Mace (1988)

 

What does an RHFAC do?

The goal of a Rick Hansen Certified Accessibility Professional (RHFAC) is to help architects, developers, builders, renovators, and others ensure the built environment is accessible for everyone without causing undue hardship to any person. The “built environment” includes things such as office buildings, homes, and even parks and trails.

Learn more on Rick Hansen’s website

Who is Universal Design For?

Universal design is meant to assist persons of all ages, sizes and ability. It is not only those in wheelchairs that benefit from a ramp or automatic door openers. Individuals with strollers, luggage, bicycles and even shopping bags benefit from the same accessibility design features.

Isn’t accessibility expensive?

Contrary to popular belief the cost and effort to adapt a building, home, park or trail is minimal. Studies have shown the cost of these requirements in a new project is normally less than 1% of the total cost, and in a renovation the cost is less than 4% of the total cost.

Contact Jim for a zero obligation Accessibility Consultation