accessibility Archives

Guide Pratique D’Accessibilité

By Stéphane Pierre Louis | Associate KMA traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in May 2018 to improve its understanding of the country’s accessibility efforts and meet

Dormitory Accessibility Requirements

by Kathryn Denis | Associate Dormitory projects must follow both state and federal accessibility regulations. These regulations often overlap, and the most stringent requirements must

Access in a Split Level Ranch

KMA recently finished a project installing a 3-stop vertical platform lift in a split-level ranch style home in Wellesley MA. The lift was necessary as

Houghton Village Unit Renovation

Newton, MA Work is complete at the Houghton Village accessible townhouse unit. KMA designed the renovation of a 4 bedroom unit to include the following

The Essence of Universal Design

by Julia George | Intern Architect / Access Planner As an undergraduate student, I initially majored in Deaf Studies to be a sign language interpreter.

Designing for Everyone and Designing for Someone

by Hazel Ryerson, CAPS | Job Caption/Project Designer One of the challenges I’ve run into at the KMA Design Studio is how to balance the

To Russia, with Love

by Josh Safdie | Principal The sixth Paralympic Games, held in the Netherlands in June of 1980, were originally intended by the International Olympic and

Multifamily FHA Litigation

Expert Witness: Lessons Learned KMA serves as an expert witness for a national developer of multifamily housing in its defense of an FHA discrimination case

Aging in Community

The United States is facing an aging crisis of unprecedented proportions. Advances in health care and medicine continue to increase our longevity, such that by

A117.1-2009: Impact for Type A Multifamily Units

As states adopt IBC 2012, the referenced accessibility standard will be A117.1-2009. Below are some of the requirements for Type A units that differ from

Design

Consulting

All Projects