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April 29, 2022

Demystifying California’s Accessibility Requirements for Affordable Housing

By Christy Kim, AIA, CASp

California’s affordable housing accessibility requirements are difficult to understand and hard to follow, which is true even for a licensed architect. With each project’s unique set of funding sources, there are evolving state, local, and federal requirements and building codes to look out for. In this article published by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, Christy Kim, Technical Director, shares tips on accessibility compliance through the different phases of a project.

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About the Authors

Christy Kim, AIA, CASp

Christy Kim, AIA, CASp

National Technical Director of Accessibility
Christy Kim, AIA, CASp serves as the National Technical Director of Accessibility for Partner. Ms. Kim has 16 years of experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction service industries. Specifically, Ms. Kim has performed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) surveys, Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) surveys, Certified Access Specialist (CASp) surveys, accessibility consulting, technical design and consulting for architectural firms, and accessibility consulting and remediation design projects for building owners. She has served as the defense legal accessibility expert on several city- and privately-owned properties. As a defense legal expert her duties included working with legal counsel to review plaintiff complaints, performing assessments of the properties, designing remediation, obtaining bids, monitoring corrective construction work, and mediation.

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