Who We Are

Collaborative Access Studio, Inc. (CAS), is a California-based consultant services firm founded in March 2019. We provide comprehensive federal and state accessibility expertise, on behalf of corporate, governmental, and higher education clients. Our goal is to empower these clients to understand and successfully enhance accessibility of their facilities. In partnership with our clients, we help create better places to live, work, play, and learn.

For more than a decade — and presently as part of CAS — senior members of our team have worked together to manage a broad spectrum of accessibility facility evaluations, plan reviews, and code analyses for public and private entities throughout California. We are a provider of technical assistance to attorneys and other clients to assist in the resolution of lawsuits, complaints, and claims related to state and federal access laws.

Our firm is led by Company President, Glenn Dea, AIA, ADAC, CASp (#023 – 2008), a licensed architect in the states of California and Utah, and an ICC-certified accessibility inspector/plans examiner. Glenn has been employed in the architecture and construction industry since 1988.

CAS Team Members

  • Glenn K. Dea, AIA, ADAC, ICC, CASp

    Architect, Accessibility Specialist (CASp #023, 2008), Code Consultant

    Glenn Dea is President of Collaborative Access Studio, based in Orange County, CA, a licensed architect in the states of California and Utah, and an ICC-certified accessibility inspector/plans examiner. Glenn has been employed in the architecture and construction industry since 1988.

    Since 2001, Glenn’s practice has focused on compliance with federal and state accessibility standards, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan services, and accessible design covering buildings, sites, and pedestrian facilities in public rights-of-way. This practice has encompassed accessibility evaluations, plan reviews, and code analyses for numerous corporate, education, and governmental clients.

  • Efrain Sancen, Accessibility Specialist (CASp), Code Consultant

    Efrain Sancen (CASp #105, 2009) is an accessibility specialist with expertise in applying and interpreting technical requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design (ADAS) and accessibility provisions of the California Building Code (CBC). His experience includes accessibility plan review services on behalf of the California DSA-Los Angeles Basin Region Office, municipal agencies, and higher education clients; ADA Transition Plan site evaluations, and code analysis roles covering all phases of barrier removal master planning and implementation.

  • Nicole Corpuz, GIS Project Manager/Technical Specialist

    Nicole Corpuz (BA-Geography, MESM) has been employed in the Architecture/Engineering industry since 2008, in many capacities including conducting accessibility evaluations, developing and designing database systems, managing ADA Transition Plan projects, completing business development proposals, managing GIS mapping databases, and leading key administrative operations for professional consulting practices.

    She has been involved in project management and accessibility evaluator roles for multiple municipal, state agency, and higher education clients.

  • Michael Arakaki, Data Analyst / Technical Specialist

    Michael Arakaki is a data analyst / technical specialist with significant experience with accessibility projects, including conducting accessibility evaluations, data management, and developing ADA transition plan reports.

    Michael’s experience in project management, site evaluations, and report development relating to ADA assessments has been in support of numerous assignments on behalf of California public and private entities.

  • Jackson Arnold, Technical Specialist

    Jackson Arnold is a CAS technical specialist with experience in accessibility evaluations, data management, and developing transition plan reports. As a CAS team member beginning in 2022, Jackson has assisted accessibility project teams covering a broad range of facility types and industries, on behalf of residential, corporate, education, and governmental clients.

  • Aldrich Lucero, Technical Specialist

    As a CAS technical specialist, Aldrich Lucero has managed both administrative and business development projects on behalf of CAS, while also contributing to completion of significant accessibility-related site evaluation projects. Aldrich has worked in the A/E/C field since 2015, participating in accessibility site evaluations, development of transition plan reports, business development proposals, and enhancing the consistency of our organizational and corporate identity.

    Aldrich has assisted accessibility project teams in support of multiple municipal, state agency, and higher education clients.