ADA Research and Compliance Analysts

ADA RESEARCH AND COMPLIANCE ANALYSTS:
A firm committed to providing the latest information and expertise with regards to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Personal work experience and Academic instruction combine to give this firm, whose principals include an Architect and an Interior Designer, a unique and distinguished history in this field. Services include, but are not limited to: Consultation, Research, Investigation, Expert Witness Testimony, and Lectures.

LEVINSON & LOPEZ, P.A.
Edward D. Levinson, Architect
Elsa M. Lopez, Interior Designer

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

Research and Analysis of Facilities:
Survey of Existing Facilities
Investigation:
Conditions, Violations
Federal, State, and Local Law
Legal Requirements
Existing vs. Altered Facilities

ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Title I: Employment Discrimination
Title II: Public Services and Transportation
Title III: Public Accommodations
Title IV: Telecommunications

ADAAG
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines

UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

FAC
Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction

Design Service and Construction Oversight

Lectures

Latest information regarding ADAAG available to groups and private practitioners including web links

Expert Witness Services for Plaintiff or Defendants

Depositions

Testimony

Accessibility Guidelines For the Disabled:

Entrances, exits, dimensions of

Paths of Access

Paths of egress

For the Blind

Braille signage

For the Hearing Impaired

Telecommunications

Bar and Food -Service establishments

Cafeterias, restaurants, clubs

Tables, counters, seating

Commercial Facilities

Shopping malls, strip shopping centers

Elevators

Signage, location and positioning

Emergency communication

Institutions

Public

Private

Parking

Location, dimensions, loading zones, access aisles, paths of travel

Restroom Facilities

Accessibility, dimensions

Stalls, lavatories, accessory items

Grab bars: locations and dimensions

Baby-changing access

Signage

For the disabled, the blind (Braille)

Location of signs, positioning of signs

Stairs

Rails, locations and dimensions

Theatres / Arenas / Stadiums

Access into and out of Concession stands

Wheelchairs

Access

Seating areas

Negotiable and based upon scope of project.

Edward D. Levinson:

Architect
Professor of Architecture,Yorktown University; Prof.Emeritus, MDC
President of Levinson & Lopez, P.A.
Adjunct Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, 1963, taught Materials and Methods of Construction, including Building Design Requirements for the Physically Handicapped as provided by the Paralyzed Veterans Association. Such instructions continued at MDCC, 1969-2002.

With the City of Miami, Levinson and his students created two and three dimensional design projects illustrating Accessibility for the Handicapped, supporting and contributing to the Pan Am Expo on Disability, and developed the Access Miami Guide, 1981. Prof. Levinson supervised student designs, which resulted in the creation of the A.D. Barnes Park, specifically created to provide access for the handicapped.

Involvement with the creation of Metro-Rail resulted in selection of mass transit vehicles specifically designed for access by the handicapped. Faculty Juror in Design Studio Presentations, specifically monitoring ADA Requirements.

Student designs for the City of Miami Beach, the redevelopment of 40th Street, specifically addressed handicapped access to and from planned adjacent parking facilities.

Levinson has been an Expert Witness, done Investigatory Research, and Inspection, and has participated in Depositions and Court Testimony with regards ADA issues.

Elsa L. Lopez:

IIDA, SEGD, CSI

Elsa Lopez is Vice President of Levinson & Lopez, P.A., dba: ADA Research and Compliance Analysts. Elsa is a Registered Interior Designer in the State of Florida, ID No 0000112 and is NCIDQ Certified, No. 5852

Her experience encompasses design requirements for the physically handicapped, including requirements for and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Commercial Interior Design, Space Planning and Signage. Elsa's other major ADA compliance analysis and design projects include: Miami International Airport Terminal Survey of Tenant Spaces, North Terminal Development Project for MDAD as a member of The Corgan Team; Miami Dade College, Medical Campus ADA Compliant Signage, and Miami International Airport Terminal and Concourses, Study and Transition Plan.

She is a member and chairperson of the Architecture / Interior Design Advisory Committee MDC and taught Interior Design courses as an Adjunct Professor at MDC and FIU.

Martin Lopez:

Graphic Designer

Gilon Levinson:

IT Technician
Coordinator of computer operations
Levinson & Lopez, 2002-present
Environmental Design Laboratory & Multi-Media Productions, 1993-present
Management Information Systems, Drexel University, 1997-2001
City of Philadelphia, Generated Information Systems
Medical Broadcasting Company
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Pistorino & Alam:

Engineering Consultants

CONTACT INFORMATION

Edward D. Levinson

Architect

Email: Levinson@ADAresearch.com

Elsa L. Lopez

Interior Designer

Email: Lopez@ADAresearch.com

Telephone: (305)598-2304

Fax: (305)485-0198

PROJECTS

Rivera et al v. Broward County, Florida. For the Defense.

Broward County Building Division
Broward County Government Center
Broward County Main Library
Brian Piccolo Park
Hollywood North Beach Park
C.B. Smith Park

Access for Disabled v. Piccadilly Restaurants, Broward County, Florida.

For the Defense.

Access Now, Inc. et al v. Broward County, Florida. For the Defense.

All four Terminals and Garages at Hollywood / Ft. Lauderdale International Airport.

Mc Donald & Mc Donald Building, Miami, Florida.

ADA Accessibilty Study.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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