Robert H. Gattis, Jr.

 

Robert H. Gattis, Jr. is a founding partner and the President of Meeting the Challenge, Inc. He also serves as the Principal Investigator of the Rocky Mountain ADA and IT Technical Assistance Center, the ADA Impact Measurement System, and the Disability Law Knowledge Management System. Mr. Gattis received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1971 and the M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1987.

Randy W. Dipner is a founding partner of and senior advisor to Meeting the Challenge, Inc. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Rocky Mountain ADA and IT Technical Assistance Center. In 1981 Mr. Dipner was recognized by the Johns Hopkins 1^st National Search for Computer Applications to Aid People with Disabilities for his invention of a desk top Braille production system. From 1994 through 1999, Mr. Dipner sat on two Federal Advisory Committees to establish accessibility standards for electronic and information technology and facilities. Mr. Dipner received B.S. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and Computer and Information Science from the Ohio State University in 1972

Randy W. Dipner

Patrick E. Going
 

Patrick Going is the Project Director at the Rocky Mountain ADA and IT Technical Assistance Center. Mr. Going served on the Access Board’s Reg/Neg Committee for Outdoor Recreation Access Standards. He has served as a board member for the Colorado Governor’s Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities and for the Pikes Peak Center on Deafness. He is also the inventor of Great Grips - a low-cost device that makes it easier to grip and turn round doorknobs. Mr. Going graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BS degree in Business Finance and Administration in 1966 and an MBA degree in 1967.

Cristi Harris has been with the Rocky Mountain DBTAC since 1999. She coordinates the Electronic and Information Technology piece of the project. She maintains the center's website, coordinates the distance learning program, and provides training on accessible E&IT.

Cristi Harris

Maggie Sims

 

Maggie Sims is an Information Specialist with the Rocky Mountain DBTAC. She is also the editor of the DBTAC quarterly newsletter, as well as the monthly electronic newsletter, Rocky Mountain Access. As the mom of a son who is profoundly deaf, Maggie has a particular interest in the areas of communication. She has done course work in American Sign Language and has received ADA training from the U.S. Department of Justice, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and The National Technical Institute for the Deaf. She has worked at the DBTAC since 1992..

Jana Copeland received her masters in nonprofit management from Regis University and is a doctoral candidate in organization and management at Capella University. She is an employment information specialist offering technical assistance and training on work-related ADA issues. She has conducted over 100 ADA trainings and is the author of several training curricula and the ADA Quiz Book, 3rd edition.

Jana Copeland

Rob Gilkerson

 

Rob Gilkerson is MTC’s accessibility specialist on the Rocky Mountain ADA Center staff. Mr. Gilkerson has an extensive background in accessibility related issues and has authored six wheelchair access guides starting with his first in 1988. He has worked with numerous organizations to develop ADA transition plans including Colorado State University, the White River and Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests and the Colorado Springs School District 11. Mr. Gilkerson earned his B.A. in Sociology from Colorado State University in 1992.

Michael McFadden conducts training seminars on electronic and information technology accessibility (including Section 508). He assists information specialists in the ADA Technical Assistance Center with questions related to information technology accessibility. Mr. McFadden is a key contributor in the design and development of the ADA Document Portal. Mr. McFadden is responsible for the MTC computing and information technology infrastructure including the IT budget and purchasing, configuration, troubleshooting and determination of optimal network topology, coordination for installation of Integrated T1 and in-house web-servers.

Michael McFadden

Geoff Ames

 

Geoff Ames functions as MTC's full time corporate accountant and devotes part time as a DBTAC information specialist. Geoff has owned and operated small businesses in Colorado for 20 years and uses this background to provide guidance to small businesses on effective ways to improve business opportunities by complying with the ADA. Geoff holds a bachelor's degree in theology and philosophy from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL. 

Candice Brandt conducts customer satisfaction surveys and assists the DBTAC with other administrative duties. Candice recently graduated from Pikes Peak Community College, with a major in sign language interpreter. Since graduation, she has been actively working as an interpreter. She is a member of S.C.R.I.D. (Student Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf), where she sets up opportunities for hearing interpreting students to interact with members of the Deaf community. Candice developed MTC's Sign Language poster, which is available from the DBTAC.

Candice Brandt