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.
Category: Legal Issues (page 2)
Senate Rejects United Nations’ Version of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Last week the Senate voted against the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Countries…
Capitol Hill Guilty of Multiple ADA Violations
Americans with disabilities are in a bind if they choose to visit and tour areas of Capitol Hill.…
Accessibility Compliance Required for Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has accessibility requirements for buildings that are used for private…
Accessibility compliance: Tearing down barriers
Here are two examples of one private and one public organization, both of which overlooked ADA’s accessibility compliance…
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Enrich Leisure Time for the Disabled
The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include many new provisions that were not included in the 1991 guidelines. They include brand new and specific standards for the following nine categories of public recreational facilities:
Are The Hotels You Visit ADA Compliant?
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, critics noted that it was vague and some issues could be resolved only by litigation. In an effort to remedy this problem, the Department of Justice revised regulations for Titles II and III and published the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards) on September 15, 2010.