Training and Conference Calendar

All sessions are fully accessible. If you need accommodations addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please indicate them when you register for the session (e.g., sign language interpreter, assistive listening device, materials in accessible format, or other accommodation).

Training Events:

Albuquerque, NM Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning on May 20, 2008. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one full day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Lunch will not be provided.

Sessions:
5/20/2008 8:30AM to 5/20/2008 4:45PM

The University of New Mexico
School of Architecture and Planning
2414 Central SE
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (8:30 am):
- Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act: Technical Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Accessible Routes(1.5 hr)
- Accessible Public and Common Use Areas(1.5 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Matt Zarit
matt.zarit@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-3963

Cleveland, OH Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with the Housing Research and Advocacy Center, the Shaker Heights Fair Housing Review Board and the North Olmsted Fair Housing Board at the Visiting Nurse Association on Wednesday, June 11. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Lunch will be provided.

Sessions:
6/11/2008 9:00AM to 6/11/2008 4:00PM

The Visiting Nurse Association
2500 E. 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (9:00 am):
- Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act: Technical Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Presentation on Disability Rights Laws (non-FIRST training)(1.5 hr)
- Primer on Ohio Standards (non-FIRST training)(1.0 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Sam Young
sam.young@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-5603

Milwaukee, WI Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and the UWM Neighborhood Housing Office at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union on June 19, 2008. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one full day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Lunch will not be provided.

Sessions:
6/19/2008 9:00AM to 6/19/2008 4:45PM

The University if Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2200 East Kenwood Blvd
UWM Student Union
Wisconsin Room
Milwaukee, WI

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (9:00 am):
- Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act: Technical Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions(1.5 hr)
- Making Housing Accessible Through Accommodations and Modifications(1.5 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Sam Young
sam.young@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-5603

Memphis, TN Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with the City of Memphis and Memphis Area Legal Services at the Benjamin Hooks Library on June 24, 2008. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one full day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.

Sessions:
6/24/2008 9:00AM to 6/24/2008 12:30PM
6/24/2008 1:30PM to 6/24/2008 4:45PM

The Benjamin Hooks Library
3030 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (8:30 am):
- Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act: Technical Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions(1.5 hr)
- Making Housing Accessible Through Accommodations and Modifications(1.5 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Sam Young
sam.young@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-5603

New Orleans Fair Housing Conference   Register for this training event

The U.S. Department of HUD is presenting a one day conference on June 26, 2008 to address fair housing rights and issues regarding persons with disabilities. Kim Kendrick, Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity, HUD will be the keynote speaker.
Presenters include:
- HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program (4 hours of training)
- Resources for Independent Living, Inc. (RIL)
- The Advocacy Center of NOLA
- The Fair Housing Action Center
- HUD NOLA FHEO

Sessions:
6/26/2008 8:30AM to 6/26/2008 4:30PM

Hilton Hotel Riverside
Two Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70140

Agenda:
Registration(8:30 am):
- Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview
- Disability Rights Laws
- Strategies for Compliant Kitchens
- Strategies for Compliant Bathrooms
- Non-FIRST session: Disability Complaints and Reasonable Accomodation, presented by M. Lucia Blacksher

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Matt Zarit
matt.zarit@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-3963 OR
Yolanda Victorian
(504)589-7219 x1086

Ventura, CA Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with the Housing Rights Center, the Area Housing Authority and the County of Ventura at the Ventura County Administration Building on July 9, 2008. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one full day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Lunch will NOT be provided.

Sessions:
7/9/2008 8:30AM to 7/9/2008 4:45PM

Ventura County Administration Building
800 S. Victoria Avenue
Ventura, California 93009

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (8:30 am):
- Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions(1.5 hr)
- Making Housing Accessible Through Accommodations and Modifications(1.5 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Sam Young
sam.young@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-5603

Spokane, WA Fair Housing FIRST Accessibility Training   Register for this training event

HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST program is conducting a training session along with Spokane County at the Public Works Building on July 24, 2008. The HUD Fair Housing FIRST program will present one day of training at this event.
Please note that seating for this session is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Lunch will not be provided.

Sessions:
7/24/2008 8:30AM to 7/24/2008 3:00PM

Public Works Building
Lower Level, Commissioners' Hearing Room
1026 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA

Agenda:
Registration and Morning Session (8:30 am):
- Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview (3 hr)
Afternoon Session:
- Common Design and Construction Violations and Solutions(1.5 hr)

Contact: For registration assistance please contact:
Sam Young
sam.young@bearingpoint.com
(703)747-5603

For more information on our training program, please see our Training Materials, Training Program and Training Spotlight pages!

Conferences:

There are no conferences scheduled at this time.