Bill R Botten


Training Coordinator, Senior Accessibility Specialist
Office of Technical and Information Services, U.S. Access Board

Biography

Bill Botten, serves as the Training Coordinator at the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board is an independent federal agency that develops and maintains accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transportation vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and information technology under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws. Botten an Exercise Physiology graduate from the University of Kansas, joined the Access Board in May of 2000. His training experience includes hundreds of presentations over the last 30 years to local, state, and national audiences on injury prevention, disability awareness and sensitivity, and accessibility issues. Botten was part of a team that developed the new combined guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act and he specializes in access issues related to recreation facilities and outdoor developed areas.

Session History

01/05/2023 - Accessible Detention and Correctional Facilities
12/01/2022 - Automatic and Power-Assisted Doors
11/03/2022 - Accessing the Past: Accessibility in Historic Buildings and Facilities
10/06/2022 - Accessible Amusement Rides
09/01/2022 - Common Sources of Confusion
08/04/2022 - Accessible Recreational Boating Facilities and Fishing Piers and Platforms
06/02/2022 - Accessible Golf and Miniature Golf Facilities
04/07/2022 - Accessibility in the Federal Workspace
03/03/2022 - Accessible Swimming Pools and Spas
12/02/2021 - Architectural Trends in Accessible Design
11/04/2021 - Accessible Means of Egress
09/02/2021 - Common Sources of Confusion in the ADA and ABA Standards
08/05/2021 - Accessible Pedestrian Trails and Shared Use Paths
06/03/2021 - Assembly Areas
05/06/2021 - Play Areas
03/04/2021 - Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
01/07/2021 - Interior and Exterior Accessible Routes
12/03/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 10: Recreation Facilities
09/03/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 8: Special Rooms, Spaces, and Elements (Part 1)
08/06/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 7: Communication Elements and Features
05/07/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 4: Accessible Routes
04/02/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 3: Building Blocks
01/09/2020 - Using the ADA and ABA Standards Series: Chapter 1: Application and Administration
12/05/2019 - Accessible Restaurants and Bars
08/01/2019 - Accessible Education Facilities
07/11/2019 - Accessible Transient Lodging
05/02/2019 - Accessible Sales and Service Counters
03/07/2019 - Accessible Entrances, Doors, and Gates
12/06/2018 - Common Sources of Confusion in the ADA and ABA Standards
11/01/2018 - Accessible Exterior Routes and Surfaces
06/07/2018 - Accessible Airport Terminals
05/03/2018 - Recreation Facilities - A Refresher
02/01/2018 - Outdoor Developed Areas (A Refresher)
05/04/2017 - Accessible Fitness Facilities and Exercise Equipment
08/04/2016 - Accessible Parking and Passenger Loading Zones - Advanced
11/05/2015 - Accessible Trails
07/02/2015 - Accessible Swimming Pools and Spas ““ Question and Answer Session