As the Director of Rocky Mountain ADA Center, and Meeting the Challenge, Dana Barton dedicates her time to 
business development, staff enrichment and client relations. She is a public spokesperson with 29 years of expertise in assessing both public and private entities with transition plans, public right-of-way assessments, architecture plan reviews, website audits and so much more with ADA litigation support.
Dana also provides strategic planning in the Rocky Mountain region with technical support training, guidance and the most up-to-date information pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Named a 2019 woman of influence by the Colorado Springs Business Journal, she also contributes to the COS Moms Collective.
When she isn’t writing and working, she enjoys hiking with her two children and husband, raising backyard chickens and serving as the team manager for her son’s hockey team. She also enjoys cheering for her alma mater, the Michigan State Spartans.
Topics Discussed:
- What drives Dana’s passion for accessibility
- The types of trainings are offered through the organization
- The idea of “it depends” and compliance
- How to avoid discrimination through social and online channels
- What Meeting the Challenge does
- Current status of City and County ADA plans
- The importance of training staff
- The process of partnering with different municipalities
- How architects, designers and engineers partner together
- Ways to improve sensory challenges
- Classifying a service animal
- Being aware of bias
- The concept of Universal design
Links & Resources:
- Rocky Mountain ADA on Facebook
- Rocky Mountain ADA on Instagram
- Rocky Mountain ADA on LinkedIn
- www.RockyMountainADACenter.com
- Phone: 800-949-4232
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Meeting the Challenge
- Project Implicit
- Fair Housing Act
- Architectural Barriers Act
- MTCAccessibility.com
- Meeting The Challenge Facebook
- COS Moms Collective
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