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Bio Ms. Carol Cocuzzi is
Vice President of Design Consulting Services and is responsible for the
management and growth of this department. In her capacity, Ms. Cocuzzi
coordinates design consulting services including performing design reviews
for new construction and alteration projects, regulatory and product review
and research, on-site accessibility evaluations, and providing
recommendations to business clients on ways to make cost-effective and
practical modifications to their properties to assist them in their efforts to
comply with the ADA. Ms. Cocuzzi
supervises and has trained a number of other staff and independent
contractors to perform services for ADA, Inc. Ms. Cocuzzi has an in-depth working knowledge of Titles I, II
& III of the ADA, as well as the Pennsylvania Universal Accessibility
Standards, The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in 1978, Federal Fair Housing
Act and Title 24 – California Disabled Accessibility Guidelines. Her technical skills are of the highest
caliber, as are her skills and experience as a trainer and facilitator. As a
wheelchair user for most of her life, she brings a strong personal and
extremely creative approach to the barrier removal process. Ms. Cocuzzi specializes in design, alteration and new
construction consultations and serves as the company's liaison with our
higher education clients. Her involvement with Carnegie Mellon University and
Community College of Allegheny County spans the areas of Title II issues for
students under both Title II & III, reasonable accommodations for
employees and faculty under Title I, as well as participating in both
institutions' ADA Committees. Ms. Cocuzzi also provides ADA Title I reasonable
accommodation/worksite evaluation services to clients and has performed such
services as part of several litigation cases that involved discrimination
against employees with disabilities. Ms. Cocuzzi is an Allied Member of the American Institute of
Architects, and was a co-presenter to the American Institute of
Architects/Pittsburgh Chapter on the proposed changes to the Americans with
Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). Ms. Cocuzzi is the creator of ADA, Inc.’s educational
training/seminars including but not limited to “ADA Update – Then and Now”,
“New ADAAG” and “Structure Reflects Values” and presents them to design and
engineering professionals throughout the area. Additionally, Ms. Cocuzzi participates in the company's customer
service sensitivity training programs, fire and life safety awareness
programs and educational seminars to the design and corporate
communities. She performs public
speaking on behalf of the company related to the ADA and other
accessibility-related issues. Ms. Cocuzzi has been a presenter to the American Institute of
Architects, American
Society of Interior Designers, Construction Specialists International, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration and Lorman Education Services. Since 1996, she has been a
guest lecturer for LaRoche College’s Department of Interior Design, and has
served as a member of the “Design Jury” to help educate students on the
concept of universal design.
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