Accessible Bathing Facilities

Scott J Windley

Accessibility Specialist, Office of Technical and Information Services

Scott Windley joined the Access Board in March of 1997. He previously worked for two years with The Center for Universal Design (previously Center for Accessible Housing) as a technical assistance specialist, providing technical assistance on accessible/universal housing and the Fair Housing Amendments Act and supervising students working with the Home Modification Clinic. Mr. Windley received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Idaho and subsequently served as an architecture and planning intern with the University's Facilities Planning and Design departments for two and a half years. He has given many presentations to students, advocates, and professionals on accessibility issues.

Currently at the Board Mr. Windley oversees staff work on the Board's public rights-of-way rulemaking, provides technical assistance and training on the ADAAG and other standards, and manages AutoCAD production.

Dave Yanchulis

Senior Accessibility Specialist/Coordinator of Public Affairs, US Access Board, Office of Technical and Information Services

Dave Yanchulis is a graduate of George Washington University (1987) and has worked at the Access Board since 1988 as an Accessibility Specialist responsible for technical assistance to Federal, state, and local governments and private sector entities regarding the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. In 1994, he was appointed Coordinator of Research, a position created to manage the research efforts that underpin the development of accessibility guidelines. Dave has also been active in rulemaking for both Title II and Title III guidelines for buildings and facilities and for transit vehicles. Most recently, he has developed guidelines for the accessibility of correctional and judicial facilities constructed by state and local governments and for elements used by children. Dave's magnum opus is the ADAAG Technical Assistance Manual, a comprehensive advisory on applying accessibility guidelines to design and construction projects. In May of 1998, Dave was appointed Coordinator of Public Affairs, taking responsibility for the Board's public outreach activities, including its bi-monthly newsletter, Access Currents.