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William F. Hecker

ADA Expert Witness | Department of Justice

 

Bill is a graduate of LSU and an architect (Colorado, Alabama, Louisiana & Georgia Licenses) specializing in facility access compliance. He began working in this area of expertise while at Evan Terry Associates, Inc. just after the ADA was passed in 1990. He has extensive experience in ADA and Fair Housing Act litigation and since 1994 has been one of a handful of architect expert witnesses retained on behalf of the US Department of Justice in ADA and FHA investigations and lawsuits. He was a defense expert for the California Department of Transportation and the City and County of Honolulu in major ADA curb ramp litigation and testified for the defense at the 2011 ADA trial against the City and County of San Francisco. He was a member of the US Access Board's Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Advisory Committee and consults extensively on facility compliance issues around the nation.

 

For many years he as been an Instructor in the Office of Executive Education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design conducting workshops alongside Jim Terry, AIA on ADA and Fair Housing Act issues during summer sessions.

Courses

APA Rocky Mountain Chapter Virtual Training
Top 10 Accessibility Issues in Multifamily Housing Projects

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 1:00 - 2:30 pm CT (12:00 - 1:30 pm MT)

APAC-BE 1 CEU, ACTCP 1 elective credit, AIA/CES #281 1 LU|HSW, ICC #37800 .10 CEU

1 hr CE/LU credit + .5 hr Q&A


This course will cover the most challenging accessible design issues in multifamily housing projects and how to integrate alternate accessible strategies for successful projects. It will focus on the analysis of which federal and code-based accessibility requirements apply to different types of multifamily housing projects architects may face.

Learning Objectives
1. Participants will be able to recognize “red-flag” issues related to the most common design challenges to compliance with federal and code-based accessibility provisions in multifamily housing projects
2. Know where to find additional resources when faced with accessible design challenges in multifamily housing projects
3. Understand common “gray-area” accessibility issues and evaluate latitude available within different kinds of accessibility challenges
4. Gain a holistic approach to minimizing risk and maximizing compliance with ADA standards