The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in partnership with Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), is offering a free, intensive two-day training course designed to help local agencies and governments “ensure that pedestrian facilities and access routes are properly constructed and maintained for individuals of all abilities.” The course will include the following modules:

Module 1:        Laws, Regulations and Pedestrian Characteristics (which includes self-evaluations and transition plans and the DOJ-DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing)
Module 2:        Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)
Module 3:        Curb Ramps and other Transitions
Module 4:        Detectable Warnings (truncated domes)
Module 5:        Pedestrian Crossings
Module 6:        Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)
Module 7:        Street furniture and Parking
Module 8:        Work Zones & Maintenance  

Course topics will be covered through a variety of activities including presentations, discussion groups, video demonstrations, small group problem identification, and will feature a hands-on outdoor wheelchair, low-vision goggles, and white cane exercise. The deadline to register is Monday, April 29, 2019 through the MoDOTu portal. See the attached course flyer for instructions on how to register.

Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility (DPFA)
May 6 – 7, 2019 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Harry S. Truman Building, 301 W. High St.
Rooms 490/492
Jefferson City, MO 65102