National Experience. Custom Solutions.

ADA One is a consulting firm drawing on the three decades of disability rights experience of Irene Bowen, J.D.

It offers one source for learning about and complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws.

NOTE: The firm is not accepting new clients and plans to finish current projects by the end of 2022. Our current focus is on developing “Corada Pro,” an ADA self-evaluation and compliance app, with Evan Terry Associates.

Consultants

Founder, Irene Bowen

head shot.Jan2013 AADA One consulting grows from President Irene Bowen’s thirty years of experience – and results – as Deputy Chief of the Disability Rights Section at the U.S. Department of Justice and as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Access Board. She achieved ADA compliance through landmark litigation, settlements, and education.

Ms. Bowen doesn’t just know, study, and apply the laws and regulations – she wrote and enforced many of their provisions. She understands what’s behind them. She grasps what the federal government expects for compliance, how it operates, and what it may do next.

Larry J. Goldberg

Goldberg Portraits031111 (18)Larry J. Goldberg, JD, CHC, joined ADA One, LLC, as a partner, in September 2013.

Mr. Goldberg was most recently the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He now applies his experience, expertise, and collaborative approaches to advancing compliance with the ADA, returning to the area in which he began his legal career. Prior to joining HHS, he had served as Associate Legal Director of the National Center for Law and Deafness, had litigated cases on behalf of individuals with disabilities for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and had been an Assistant Attorney General for the Maryland State Department of Health.

Collaboration with Others

ADA One has collaborative relationships with experts in specialized fields – such as architecture, accessibility of web sites, information technology, employment, and housing – and draws on their services when they’re needed.

Our Services

ADA One provides ADA consulting, speaking, and compliance assessment services to public and private entities for titles II and III of the ADA, as well as assistance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other disability rights laws.

Why ADA One?

Working with ADA One, you can —

  • Get all your ADA help from one place — from us directly or in alliance with other experts
  • Learn from national leaders and acclaimed disability law experts
  • Position yourself for success at a time of change
    • New requirements under the law and regulations
    • Changing environments
    • Tighter budgets
  • Find out what federal officials expect from businesses and state and local governments
  • Devise solutions that meet those expectations and that work for your setting and budget
  • Resolve problems before they become lawsuits

Those We Serve

ADA One provides presentation, training, consulting, and compliance assessment services to

A Range of Services

You can choose from a full menu of services, tailored to your needs.

Highlights and Publications

Projects and Clients

ADA One has –

  • Advised entities such as the Coca-Cola Company, Princeton University, and Columbia University about ADA issues
  • Worked with Mankato State University, the City of Chicago, the County of Fulton, Georgia, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the State of Texas, and other local governments to develop self-evaluations and transition plans
  • Worked with prominent private health care providers, including the University of Southern California and USC Care Medical Group and the Northwestern University Medical Faculty Foundation, to advise them about and/or assess their policies and practices. Read more about health care
  • Provided ADA training for the staff of Montgomery County (Maryland), the City of Chicago, and Mankato State University; faculty and staff of the Grand Rapids Community College, Polk College, Cornell University, and Columbia University; and numerous national, state, and local organizations. See more about training and speaking services
  • On an international level, addressed the history, strengths, and weaknesses of the ADA and its accessibility and enforcement provisions. See Irene Bowen’s paper reflecting her presentation to the Conference on Legal Instruments for the Enforcement of Accessibility for Disabled Persons in Kassel, Germany, November 2012: The American Experience: What Makes the ADA Work, and What Are the Implications for Implementation of Germany’s Accessibility Laws? (to be published in September 2013)
  • Authored or co-authored three ADA guides: one for non-profits, one about facilities, and one about access to the courts (pending publication).