Business owners have mixed reaction to ADA compliance bill

Business owners have mixed reaction to ADA compliance bill
Auburn Journal
The legislation would also require landlords to disclose whether their buildings were ADA compliant. Auburn Chamber of Commerce officials say they were hoping for a bill that would grant business owners more time to get on track toward compliance, …

City of Atlanta needs to figure out a way to fix its sidewalks and curb …

City of Atlanta needs to figure out a way to fix its sidewalks and curb

By Maria Saporta

City of Atlanta
City of Atlanta

Of the 18884 intersection nodes that are supposed to have ADA ramps at the curb cuts, only 3080 of them are currently in compliance. There are 8705 curb cuts that are not ADA compliant, and there are another 7099 that have no ramps at all.

New Check-In Kiosk From NCR

New Check-In Kiosk From NCRBy Zacks Investment Research

SCR Kiosk
SCR Kiosk

experts are of the opinion that large ATM manufacturers like NCR Corporation and Diebold, Incorporated are likely to benefit from strong momentum from different banks, as banks are focusing on better security needs and ADA compliance.

ADA Specialist

ADA Specialist

M1 Construction, Inc. ADA Contractor

M1 Construction, Inc. ADA Specialist

M1 Construction, Inc. is a respected ADA Compliance specialist in Southern California.  M1 Construction, Inc. is the ADA Compliance Specialist for Westfield Malls throughout Southern California amongst many other commercial clients.

M1 Construction, Inc. has assisted  landlords and commercial real-estate owners with corrections thereby preventing ADA lawsuits regarding all non Compliance ADA problems.

As a Licensed General contractor they can resolve all ADA Compliance issues for new or existing buildings including interiors and exteriors. From curb ramp, path of travel, asphalt, restro0ms, concrete work to signage, M1 does it all. M1 Construction, Inc. provides a detailed report with a stamp of approval by ADA Compliance certified professionals.

M1 Construction, Inc. is servicing  Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Southern California.

City of Atlanta needs to figure out a way to fix its sidewalks and curb …

City of Atlanta needs to figure out a way to fix its sidewalks and curb

Atlanta
Atlanta

By Maria Saporta

Of the 18884 intersection nodes that are supposed to have ADA ramps at the curb cuts, only 3080 of them are currently in compliance. There are 8705 curb cuts that are not ADA compliant, and there are another 7099 that have no ramps at all.

ADA compliance and defense lawyer: ADA experts discuss hottest issues facing …

ADA compliance and defense lawyer: ADA experts discuss hottest issues facing …

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance
Hotel Law

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel lawyer with latest insights from ADA experts on “ADA Compliance & Claims Prevention.” At a recent gathering in Los Angeles, a group of ADA experts convened to discuss the hottest issues facing our

AG: Century 21, JCPenney, and Petland To Improve Access For …

AG: Century 21, JCPenney, and Petland To Improve Access For

Schneiderman
Schneiderman

By Joseph Spector

The agreement requires the companies to retain an independent ADA compliance consultant; survey each store; train employees and make their stores compliant with state and federal laws. The stores agreed to pay the $120000 to the state.

New York Attorney General says stores to ensure disability access …

New York Attorney General says stores to ensure disability access

New York Attorney General
New York Attorney General

By aqureshi

retain an independent ADA compliance consultant, approved by the Attorney General’s office, to assist with the implementation and enforcement of the agreements;; conduct a survey of every store located in New York to identify changes

USDOJ: Justice Department Issues Further Guidance on Accessibility

USDOJ: Justice Department Issues Further Guidance on Accessibility
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
This is a flexible, case-byt-case analysis, with the goal of ensuring that ADA requirements are not unduly burdensome, including to small businesses.” Recognizing that some pool owners who attempted to comply with the rule before the original compliance …

Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy

Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy
WRAL.com
There’s a longstanding exemption in the law which says existing facilities can avoid an ADA requirement if they determine compliance is not “readily achievable.” That’s pretty ambiguous, but as defined in the law it basically means you’re eligible for …

ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA … – Hospitality Net

ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA – Hospitality Net

Global Hospitality Group
Global Hospitality Group

ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA pool lift deadline extended to Hotel Lawyers in Los Angeles at JMBM’s Meet the Money® 2012 | By Jim Butler

ADA Contractors

ADA Contractors

M1 Construction, Inc. ADA Contractor
M1 Construction, Inc. ADA Contractor

M1 Construction, Inc. is a respected ADA Compliance specialist.  M1 Construction, Inc. is the ADA Compliance Contractor for Westfield Malls throughout Southern California amongst many other commercial clients.

As a Licensed General contractor they can resolve all ADA Compliance issues for new or existing buildings including interiors and exteriors. From curb ramp, path of travel, asphalt, restro0ms, concrete work to signage, M1 does it all. M1 Construction, Inc. provides a detailed report with a stamp of approval by ADA Compliance certified professionals.

M1 Construction, Inc. has assisted  landlords and commercial real-estate owners with corrections thereby preventing ADA lawsuits regarding all non Compliance ADA problems.

M1 Construction, Inc. is located in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, California.

AG: Century 21, JCPenney, and Petland To Improve Access For …

AG: Century 21, JCPenney, and Petland To Improve Access For

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

By Joseph Spector

The agreement requires the companies to retain an independent ADA compliance consultant; survey each store; train employees and make their stores compliant with state and federal laws. The stores agreed to pay the $120000 to the state.

Access vs. More Lawsuits – Is There a Balance?

Access vs. More Lawsuits – Is There a Balance?

Tom Scott
Tom Scott

Fox and Hounds Daily (blog)

CALA is supportive of the intent of this legislation and applauds this bipartisan effort to simultaneously fight abusive ADA lawsuits and increase compliance with the ADA. As it is currently written, SB 1186 will forbid demand letters in ADA lawsuits

ADA compliance costs challenge San Luis Obispo County pool owners

ADA compliance costs challenge San Luis Obispo County pool owners

 

ADA Compliance Pool
ADA Compliance Pool

San Luis Obispo Tribune

31 under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The costs of compliance can be steep for hoteliers, schools and others. By Tribune staff and wire reports Federal laws designed to improve access to public swimming pools and spas for people with

ADA complaints in San Francisco cause legal headaches for businesses

ADA complaints in San Francisco cause legal headaches for businesses

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance

San Francisco Examiner

Board of Supervisors President David Chiu has introduced legislation that would require landlords to make ground-floor entrances and exits compliant with ADA regulations, and mandate that landlords inform tenants of compliance obligations.

Motel pools rush to become compliant with updated ADA

Motel pools rush to become compliant with updated ADA

North Platte Telegraph

“Although they had 18 months to comply, people are people and they wait until the last minute,” she said. “All the manufacturers are building as fast as we can to meet the demand, but lifts are specific to the types of pools that people have.

ADA Expert Helps North State Businesses Avoid Lawsuits

ADA Expert Helps North State Businesses Avoid Lawsuits

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance

KHSL

But across Northern California, lawyers who specialize in ADA lawsuits are. Many small business owners want to comply, whether out of fear or obligation. But they almost always find the law impossible to understand. Unless you are disabled you likely

Wheelchair riders are not the only disabled people …

Wheelchair riders are not the only disabled people

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance

By fetzthechemist

Since the law allows a person to sue an institution or business that has not complied with ADA, there have been thousands and thousands of lawsuited for mobility-impaired people against stores and other places that do not have wheelchair

DOJ Postpones ADA Compliance Date for Pool Lifts : Hospitality …

DOJ Postpones ADA Compliance Date for Pool Lifts : Hospitality

By Kara M. Maciel

By: Kara Maciel On March 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) had temporarily postponed compliance with the 2010 ADA Standards.