Texas Registered Accessibility Specialists Association

US Justice Department Updates ADA Regulations and Standards - Posted 08/02/2010

The Department of Justice released updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and standards on July 26, the 20th anniversary of the law’s enactment. The rules update requirements for state and local governments covered by Title II of the ADA and those for private sector entities subject to Title III. The new Rules and additional information are available on DOJ's ADA website at http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm.

Mark Your Calendars!

TRASA 2010 Regional Meetings and Training:

August 13- San Antonio         Focus:Accessible Recreation Facilities
August 20- Dallas                  Focus: Education Facilities
August 27- Houston               Focus: Health Care Facilities

Register by clicking on the location at the "Event Calendar" tab.
Further detail under "Continuing Education" Tab

TRASA Now an Approved Provider of AIA/CES - posted 8/03/2010

TRASA is an approved provider of continuing education for the American Institute of Architects (AIA). TRASA can now register courses to deliver to architects for credit. See the TRASA events calendar for more information.

TRASA Forum- Posted 5-25-10
The Technical Standards Committee has revised the TRASA Forum to provide members a more efficient way of submitting and answering questions and cataloging information for reference. The Forum is divided into approximately 50 sections (Forums) covering Law, Administrative Rules, RAS Procedures and TAS.

TRASA Members may opt into these Forums. The following link provides information on the Forum policy and information on activating the Forum for your use.

TRASA Forum Policy and Instructions

Draft Final Guidelines For Outdoor Area Are Posted on the Access Board's Website

For more information and important website links, click More News

Mission Statement

To promote accessibility in the physical environment.
To support membership needs and organizational growth.
To enhance professional development.
To actively promote the services provided by our members.
To hold our members to a high standard of professional ethics.
To facilitate consistency in the application of accessibility standards
To present a unified voice.

TRASA Board of Directors - 2010

President Fred D. Cawyer

President-Elect Michael Love

Board Member at Large Kim Goss

Board Member at Large Ken Otten

Board Member at Large David Deming

Secretary Gaila Barnett

Treasurer Blair Baker

Committee Chairs

Education/Events Tom Ellis
Virtual Learning Task Force Mike Quimbey

Marketing/Membership/Communications Leonard Lane

Legislative/Legal John Torkelson
Technical Standards Gary Olivares

Webmaster Teresa Darr

Please click on the "Committees" tab for detail on the 2010 Board of Directors and Committees Goals

New Members - Posted 11/18/09

TRASA membership is for twelve months from the date you join. The membership cost starting January 1, 2010 is $150.00 per year for a Standard Membership for a Registered Accessibility Specialist and $75 per year for an Associate Membership for a individuals who are NOT Registered Accessibility Specialists.

Members enjoy the member discount rate for all training. An individual can recover the cost of membership by attending one training session of 8 hours of TDLR certified continuing education. This is calculated by factoring in the member rate verses the non-member rate.

For More News....

News may be posted on the "HOME" page of the TRASA website for a short period of time and then moved to the "MORE NEWS" or "NEWS ARTICLES" pages of our website. Always check these pages for additional articles that may not appear on the "HOME" page. If you are looking for previous articles and announcements they also may have been moved to these pages.