Continuing Education Opportunities – June and July 2026

Digital Accessibility Requirements for Counties: Understanding WCAG 2.1 Level AA

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JXeail6xTQqNMd9f540xaA#/registration

Description: Recent federal accessibility updates have elevated the importance of compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA for counties and local governments. These standards apply to a wide range of public‑facing digital materials, including websites, online documents, multimedia content, mobile applications, and social media platforms used to deliver government services. This webinar will provide planners and local government professionals with an overview of WCAG 2.1 Level AA, clarify what types of digital content are covered, and examine how accessibility requirements intersect with planning, communications, and public‑facing service delivery. Drawing on coordination with the National Association of Counties (NACo), the session will also explore implementation considerations, emerging best practices, and the evolving legal and policy context shaping accessibility expectations for counties. The webinar is intended to support informed decision‑making and professional understanding of accessibility requirements relevant to planning practice.

TOOLBOX: Local Approaches to Housing and Supportive Services

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Description: This TOOLBOX session will explore how local jurisdictions of all sizes are responding to homelessness and expanding supportive services in their communities. Speakers from across the central Puget Sound region will share local approaches and highlight strategies being implemented in Washington.

Session Speakers:

• Kimberly Hendrickson: Housing, Health, and Human Services Director, City of Poulsbo
• Amanda Judd: Human Services Coordinator, City of Kirkland
• Mary Jane Brell Vujovic: Human Services Director, Snohomish County

Sustainable, Resilient Streets and Trails

Date: July 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CM Credits: 1.5 CM
Cost: Free
Location: Online
Organizer: APA Private Practice Division
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iAyQrdAxQweIMXrxq76EmQ#/registration

Description: What does it mean for a street or trail to be sustainable and/or resilient? From design for drainage, material selection, to heat mitigation and maintenance regimes, many factors come into play. As climate impacts intensify and communities seek healthier, lower-carbon transportation options, practitioners are increasingly called to deliver infrastructure that performs under stress while supporting everyday mobility. The presentation will discuss sustainability and resilience in the context of multimodal transportation, with consideration for stormwater management, conversion of impervious to pervious surfaces, heat mitigation and trees, and user experience. It will highlight strategies and examples for applying guidance to real world infrastructure, including working across departments and developing consensus on treatments for constrained conditions.

Does Levittown Matter?

Date: July 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CM Credits: 1.5 CM
Cost: Free
Location: Online
Organizer: APA Pennsylvania Chapter

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-JAqp4wmQ3iKy8T-prv_UA#/registration

Description: All three Levittowns in U.S. are the prototypical American post-WWII residential development. Do they have anything to teach us after 75 years of existence? This session will explore their impact on suburban development and mixed legacy over the last 8 decades. It will cover Levittown's history (including several riots), its positive and negative planning legacies, and its role as both a model for suburbia and a cautionary tale about car dependency, discrimination and racial intolerance. Levittown remains a living and evolving example of the American suburban landscape.

Living on the Edge: Managing for Coastal Resilience in the Built and Natural Environment

Date: July 31, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CM Credits: 1.5 CM | 1.0 Sustainability and Resilience CM
Cost: Free
Location: Online
Organizer: APA Maryland Chapter

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7cWsQhN4Q3uDBW1zpxC58g#/registration

Description: This panel will discuss resiliency issues facing planners, tools available to planners, and how specific jurisdictions (Maryland, California, Maine, and Boston) are using those tools to tackle these issues.

Local Public Finance for Planners

Date: August 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CM Credits: 1.5 CM
Cost: Free
Location: Online
Organizer: APA Northern New England Chapter

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B_0QdmG0QWOjmoUVqekVQg#/registration

Description: Local Public Finance for Planners: You may know a little about how local governments raise and spend money, but do you realize how closely aligned it is to planning work? We'll go over the basics of local public finance and talk about what it matters for planners. We'll talk about how budgets get created, how money is appropriated, and what happens at the end of the fiscal year. We'll also talk about state and federal grant and aid programs, and look at fiscal tools like Tax Increment Financing from a planning perspective.

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