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DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 9:30 – 12:00 (ET)\, followed by an informal dis
 cussion after the lunch break\n\nAccess Board Conference Center\n1331 F St
 reet\, NW\, Suite 800\nWashington\, D.C.\nDial-in Number: (877) 701-1628\,
  International: (517) 268-2743\; Passcode: 69545743\n(Listen only\, but co
 mments or questions can be emailed during the afternoon session)\nCART Lin
 k: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=BIS-USAB\nNote: For the comfort
  of all participants and to promote a fragrance-free environment\, attende
 es are requested not to use perfume\, cologne\, or other fragrances.\n\nTh
 e Access Board will host a workshop with accessibility experts from Austra
 lia on November 13 that will compare how building accessibility is address
 ed in Australia and the U.S. The public is welcome to the free event which
  will explore methods used in both countries to regulate\, monitor\, and e
 nforce compliance with accessibility requirements. The goal is to foster a
  better understanding of how covered entities meet their responsibilities 
 under civil rights and other laws governing access to the built environmen
 t.\n\nRepresenting Australia will be Michael Small\, a former government o
 fficial and the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship to study building acce
 ssibility from an international perspective. He was active in drafting Aus
 tralia’s building accessibility regulations and standards and also produ
 ced a variety of resources to assist building professionals in meeting the
 m. He will be joined by Robin Banks\, a consultant in human rights who for
 merly headed the Australian Public Interest Advocacy Centre and served as 
 a state Anti-Discrimination Commissioner.\n\nThe Access Board has invited 
 panelists from disability rights organizations\, building code groups\, go
 vernment\, the design profession\, and industry. The structured portion of
  the program will run from 9:30 to noon. Following a break for lunch\, the
 re will be an informal guided discussion with invited panelists\, other pa
 rticipants\, and members of the public that will cover implementation\, pa
 rticularly in relation to alterations and additions to existing facilities
 . The public can attend in person or remotely through a phone bridge with 
 communication access real-time translation (CART). Remote attendance will 
 be listen only\, but comments or questions can be submitted by email durin
 g the afternoon session.\n
SUMMARY:Achieving Access for People with Disabilities in the Built Environm
 ent: An International Comparison
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