DOUGLAS J. ANDERSON, Casp, R.A.S. PARTNER
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DOUGLAS J. ANDERSON, CASp, R.A.S. PARTNER Doug Anderson works closely with clients to understand their issues and determine a process for solving their specific challenges. Since 1992, Doug has been assisting clients to understand and comply with state and federal accessibility codes and standards. He has developed and led nationwide accessibility survey projects and served as an expert in accessibility related cases. President Bush appointed Doug to serve on the U.S. Access Board in 2003. He was reappointed for a second term in 2007 and was elected Chair of the Board in 2009. Prior to being elected to this position, he served as Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Executive Committee and chaired ad hoc committees developing guidelines for public rights of way, passenger vessels, and emergency transportable housing. Currently Doug is the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) representative on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 Accessibility Committee where he advocates for the hospitality industry during the development of standards for future model building codes. Under the Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Training Program, funded through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Doug is one of two technical trainers. Complementing this work, Doug assists the FHA FIRST in providing technical guidance to the questions asked through the agency’s toll free information and website. EDUCATION University of Illinois at Chicago Masters of Business Administration, Marketing and Human Resources, 1997 Wheaton College Bachelor of Arts, 1990 Major, Psychology Minor, Business CERTIFICATIONS Certified Access Specialist Program (CASp - 457) Registered Accessibility Specialist, Texas (R.A.S.) PROJECT EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS GOVERNMENT ADA, SECTION 504, ABA - CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING ADA CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND TRAINING Chicago Department of Transportation, CDOT 150 North Riverside, Chicago, Illinois Accessibility standards for curb cuts and adjacent 330 North Wabash, Public Areas and Offices, Chicago, sidewalk areas Illinois Chicago Housing Authority, CHA Bank of America, Corporate Headquarters, Charlotte, Review of over 3,000 units for confirmation of North Carolina certification that housing units met federal accessibility standards Fresenius Kabi, Lake Zurich, Illinois Chicago Park District Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ADA Title II Access Audits for 65 park facilities Shure, Inc., Niles, Illinois Planning phase for accessibility Title II Transition Plan CORPORATE City of Chicago ADA CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND TRAINING ADA Title II Self Evaluation and transition plan for 44 city departments Ace Hardware Corporation City of Sioux Falls Aon Center, Chicago, Illinois South Dakota, Accessibility Title II transition plan, and Bank of America, 6,500 sites training program Ben & Jerry’s, South Burlington, Vermont HOSPITALITY Boston Market ADA CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND TRAINING Citizens Bank, 300 sites Accor North America Chicago, New York, Philadelphia Charter One Bank, 100 sites Sofitel, Novotel, New York City Chick – fil – A Company Red Roof Inns, 120 Hotels General Nutrition Centers, New York City BF Saul Company, Twenty Hotels Hollywood Video, California, 100 sites Chicago Days Inn, Chicago, Illinois Jones Lang LaSalle DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Ten Hotels and McDonald’s Corporation, 9,000 sites Resorts Nordstrom’s Hilton Worldwide, 130 Hotels and Resorts Pizza Hut, 12 sites Host Hotels and Resorts, Ninety Hotels and Resorts Redbox KSL Resorts, Seven Resorts U.S. Vision, 650 locations Marriott Hotels and Resorts Walgreens Company, 400 sites Sonesta Collection, Five Hotels Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Twenty Five Hotels and EDUCATION Resorts ADA, SECTION 504, FHA - CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND TRAINING The Dow Hotel Company, Eight Hotels Chicago City Colleges, System Wide HOUSING Chicago Public Schools FHA, SECTION 504, ABA, IBC - CONSULTING, SURVEYS Managing Architect for Accessibility Title II Compliance AND TRAINING, PLAN, CONSTRUCTION AND SITE REVIEW and development of disability policies and standards Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Trainings and Sarah Lawrence College, Campus Accessibility Survey Technical Research, Provide HUD training throughout the United States DOUGLAS J. ANDERSON, CASp, R.A.S. PARTNER Archstone, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Soloman Cordwell Beunz (SCB) Architecture Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Thomas & Hutton Engineering New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington State Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates ContraVest Corporation, FHA Technical Training, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina Turner Townsend Fezan Robbins Crescent Group, Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas VOA Kettler, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC LEGAL SUPPORT LeCraw Construction, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina ADA, FHA - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT MKG Consulting, California Department of Justice United States v. JPI Construction et al California, Florida, Missouri, Texas Morgan Group, Civil Action Number: 3:09-cv-412 Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California United States v. Post Properties, Inc. Case Number: 1:10-CV-0866-RJL Riverbend, Cincinnati, Ohio DLA Piper HEALTHCARE ADA CONSULTING, SURVEYS AND TRAINING Holland & Knight Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Advocate Healthcare Christ Medical Center Schiff Harden & Waite Lutheran General Hospital Seyfarth Shaw Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center South Suburban Hospital PROJECTS ASSOCIATIONS Evanston Hospital University of Chicago Medicine, New Hospital, consultant Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to Rafael Vinoly Architects ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ADA, FHA - PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American TRAINING Healthcare Lawyers Association, Committee Member Axis Architecture American Institute of Architects - Associate Member BLT Architects Illinois Building Commission - School Facilities Callison Architecture Subcommittee, Accessibility Subcommittee Cumming Corporation Inspired Partnerships Advisory Committee Cooper Carry Illinois Attorney General, Select Committee on Recreation Opportunities for People with Disabilities Design One Principal for a Day, Chicago Public Schools DLR Group Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Associate Board Getty Group, Hospitality Member Houston Tyner U.S. Access Board, 2003 to 2011, Chair of the Board, James, Harwick & Partners 2009, Vice Chair, 2007, Chair of the Executive Committee, 2007 John Hardy Group Jones Lang LaSalle Mark Allan PRESENTATIONS AND TRAINING, ACCESSIBILITY Mark G. Anderson Consultants American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Convention 2005, 2006, 2007 Pace Management American Institute of Architects (AIA), Illinois Convention PDSI PROJECT EXPERIENCE Association of Licensed Architects, Accessibility Forum, “Are We on the Same Page?” Baxter International Ben & Jerry’s Chicago Public Schools, Capital Improvement Architects City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Diseno de Accesibilidad University, Guayaquil, Ecudor Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Training, Nationwide FHA Technical Trainer Host Hotels, Preferred Vendor Conference, “Host and the ADA: A Status Briefing” Illinois State Chamber of Commerce International Facility Managers Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter International Universal Design Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jones Lang LaSalle Lorman Education Services New ADA Regulations – When, Where, and How The New 2010 ADA Design standards: What Has Changed? FHA Design and Construction McDonald’s Restaurant Development Group Nationwide ADA Training National Accessibility Conference, Keynote Address, Tel Aviv, Israel Nationwide ADA Training Initiative, Curriculum Development, and Presentation for 2-Day Training Classes Northwestern Law School Plumbing Contractors Association of Chicago Skidmore, Owings and Merrill State of Illinois Capital Development Board State of Wisconsin Legislative Council on Disability Concerns The Getty Group The John Buck Company University of Illinois at Chicago, Facilities Department Walgreens Company.