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Re: Another View-By March 15 ADA Law Now Requires All Hotel Pools and Hot Tubs to have wheelchair lifts |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 13 19:31:23 2012, in response to Re: Another View-By March 15 ADA Law Now Requires All Hotel Pools and Hot Tubs to have wheelchair lifts, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 19:20:52 2012. Wrong. They can phase accessibility in over time depending on difficulty and expense."Title III of the ADA requires that places of public accommodation (e.g., hotels, resorts, swim clubs, and sites of events open to the public) remove physical barriers in existing pools to the extent that it is readily achievable to do so (i.e., easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense). "Determining what is readily achievable will vary from business to business and sometimes from one year to the next. Changing economic conditions can be taken into consideration in determining what is readily achievable. "For an existing pool, removing barriers may involve installation of a fixed pool lift with independent operation by the user or other accessible means of entry that complies with the 2010 Standards to the extent that it is readily achievable to do so. If installation of a fixed lift is not readily achievable, the public accommodation may then consider alternatives such as use of a portable pool lift that complies with the 2010 Standards. It is important to note that the barrier removal obligation is a continuing one, and it is expected that a business will take steps to improve accessibility over time. When selecting equipment, the public accommodation should factor in the staff and financial resources needed to keep the pool equipment available and in working condition at poolside." http://www.ada.gov/pools_2010.htm |
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