Hello and Happy New Year! On behalf of the CASI board, please allow me to extend warm wishes and greetings as we start anew in 2018.

Our first CASI Code Summit was a tremendous success. A special thank you to the talented speakers and our sponsors for making the event so successful. The Board reviewed member feedback and we will be looking to implement some recommendations at the 2018 CASI Code Summit. The Code Summit Committee is currently hard at work exploring speaker topics and venue options in the Southern California region for this year’s event.

At the annual Strategic Planning Meeting, the Board identified a few areas of improvement which. . . Read More

I am so pleased to report that the Code Summit was a huge success! We had well over 100 attendees, more-or-less sold out, and looks like we will shoot for a bigger crowd for the 2018 Code Summit. Everybody had a great time, there was an exchange of ideas, and of course, there was plenty of learning. We started off with a BANG as we spent. . . Read More

News from the US Access Board: The U.S. Access Board has produced animations on different requirements that are found in the ADA and ABA Standards and are an online guide to the standards. The latest animation series. . .

News from DOJ and the Civil Rights Division: 

Title II of the ADA Regulations ensures that discrimination against people with disabilities does not happen in public entities, including the criminal justice system. There is an obligation to provide reasonable. . . Read More

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You can find us with @CASIgroup on Twitter and Facebook.

DSA offers a monthly CASp Code Discussion Group where you may discuss various aspects of the CBC and other. . .

APA Conference, January 31 to February 2, 2018, in Austin, Texas. . .

“Ask a CASp” is alive and well with a new question every month and can be. . .

CCDA “Top Ten Construction-Related ADA Violations”. The list includes violations of accessible parking. . .

CORADA Subscription - CASI is offering a free one-year premium level subscription to its new and renewing members. . . 

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The following California bills were passed in 2017:

• AB-1148: This bill went into effect in July. For lease disclosures requiring stating whether or not a subject. . .
• AB-1379: This bill went into effect in January. The fee for permits and business licenses has been increased from $1.00 to $4.00. .
• AB-1553: This bill went into effect in January. This bill expands the definition of a small business. . .

The following are bills being watched: Federal bills HR 620 and HR 1493 are similar. . .

Other news:

In July the Department of Justice (DOJ) placed the following rulemakings on the inactive list. . .

The DOJ also withdrew outdated technical assistance and guidance documents. . .

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