SIAA ADA Level 2 study plan

Define the core accessibility concepts (accessible, usable, and the difference between minimum compliance and true usability) in your own words without notes

Map the regulatory hierarchy that governs the built environment, distinguishing federal civil-rights obligations from the technical standards they reference

Identify which facilities and entities are covered, and explain how covered entities' obligations differ by funding source and building age

Locate and annotate the scoping provisions that determine when an accessible route and accessible parking are required

Calculate the number of accessible car and van spaces required for five different parking-lot totals, including the van-space ratio

Trace a complete accessible route from the public way to a building entrance and flag every point where the route could fail

Measure and evaluate clear width, passing spaces, running slope, cross slope, and surface conditions along a sample route

Verify accessible parking space dimensions, access aisles, signing, and striping against the technical criteria

Assess curb ramps, blended transitions, and detectable warnings for compliance with slope and placement rules

Evaluate site elements such as passenger loading zones and walkway openings for compliance

Classify door types by operation and verify clear opening width, maneuvering clearance on both sides, and approach direction

Evaluate door hardware, closing speed, opening force, and threshold height against the technical criteria

Assess interior circulation elements including turning space, protruding objects, and accessible routes through rooms

Check entrance features such as level landings, weather protection, and vision lights for compliance

Determine when two-way communication at a secured entrance is required and what features it must have

Calculate ramp running slope, cross slope, rise, and landing spacing for three design scenarios and confirm each meets the criteria

Verify handrail height, continuity, grip, and extension at ramp and stair locations

Identify when a platform lift or elevator is the required vertical-access solution rather than a ramp

Measure plumbing fixture clearances, grab bar placement, and seat and control locations in a sample restroom

Evaluate lavatory, sink, and drinking-fountain knee and toe clearance and operable-parts reach

Specify required tactile and visual sign characteristics for permanent room identification and directional signs

Determine where assistive listening systems are required, which system types are acceptable, and how many receivers must be provided

Evaluate alarm and emergency notification features for both audible and visual coverage

Assess assembly seating, wheelchair spaces, companion seating, and lines of sight for a sample venue layout

Check recreation and special occupancy elements such as pools, courts, and dressing areas against scoping rules

Distinguish new construction from alteration work and apply the alteration rules to a sample renovation scope

Determine when an alteration triggers an accessible path of travel and how the disproportionate-cost limit is applied

Explain how transition planning and barrier-removal obligations differ for existing facilities

Write inspection findings that state the observed condition, the criterion, and the corrective action

Assemble a compliance report with photographs described in text, measurements, and a remediation timeline

Re-derive from memory the scoping thresholds for routes, parking, doors, and plumbing fixtures

Complete timed practice sets on the four heaviest domains and log every missed item by cause

Re-measure the five most commonly missed dimensions until each is recalled without reference

Explain aloud, in plain language, how a scoping provision and a technical provision work together in one real scenario

Complete timed practice sets on the lighter domains and review every incorrect answer to its source criterion

Redo the error log from week 7 and confirm each previously missed concept is now answered correctly

Simulate a full-length exam under time pressure without notes or references

Build a one-page final review sheet limited to figures and thresholds you repeatedly missed