The checklist for ADA compliance for new lodging facilities covers inns, motels, hotels and other places of lodging.…
Author: Hank Falstad (page 33)
Winter Woes and the Americans with Disabilities Act
With many parts of the U.S. already hit with significant snowfall this winter, disability advocates can take some…
Bill Miller, Activist/Entrepreneur
Bill Miller is a C1-2 quadriplegic, but he had a pretty normal, able-bodied, first twenty years of his…
Future Taxis To See Increased Accessibility For People With Disabilities
Even after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1991, there have been persistent issues with accessibility…
U.N. treaty partially based on the Americans with Disabilities Act loses U.S. Support
Despite being supported by Republican leaders Bob Dole and John McCain, the Republican Party voted last month to…
ADA compliance for hotel access goes beyond the entrance
In our previous blog on ADA compliance requirements for hotel access, we posted a short quiz on the ADA’s comprehensive checklist designed to help people with disabilities get from the parking lot to the hotel front entrance. Let’s continue and check your knowledge on what public lodging places have to do to help their customers with disabilities get to their rooms.
Accessibility Compliance Isn’t Just Elementary, It’s Collegiate Too
When it comes to accessibility compliance a lot of the time you’ll get nothing but excuses. A building manager might offer up the excuse that “it’s an old building” or “these kinds of things cost money.” What it really boils down to is how accessibility is taken for granted by those without disabilities, and often the solution to the problem is done in such a way that is not only cheap and rushed, but also dangerous to the public.