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| City looks to expand disability compliance
Purdue Exponent  Dennis and the city hired David Meihls, principal consultant at ADA Consultants of Indiana, to observe and help implement solutions that will make the city compliant with ADA standards. The law protects against discrimination when hiring a qualified … |
| State fights disabled access ‘shakedowns’
San Francisco Chronicle  The California Commission on Disability Access will post a top 10 list of the most frequently cited violations on its website and is supposed to lead the charge in getting information out about the new state law and ADA compliance issues to the … |
| NBC2 Investigates: ADA compliance
NBC2 News  Dietz has forced multi-million dollar settlements from several stores, because that’s one of the only ways to get stores to comply with ADA law. The NBC2 Investigators discovered there’s no organization that oversees or inspects for ADA compliance. |
McNeese works toward maintaining ADA compliance
 McNeese works toward maintaining ADA compliance. Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2012 7:16 PM EST. Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012 9:32 PM EST. By Gerron Jordan – email. More Local NewsLocalMore>> · Sunrise Facebook Friend of the Day … |
| Wheelchair-Bound Business Owner Says ADA Infraction Lawsuit Is A Scam
CBS Local  City Slickers is Dority’s livehood, and now the target of an attorney known for filing ADA compliance suits in the area. “It’s a scam; the whole thing is a scam,” said Dority. Dority has always tried to make his place wheelchair friendly. After all, he … |
| New ADA pool rules may reduce access
The Star Democrat  As a private club the Elks is exempt from compliance with the Civil Rights Act, which Tyler said is used as the metric for deciding the necessity of ADA compliance. Of particular concern was a regular event the group holds for the Boy Scouts of America. |
| Disabilities Act questions raised in walkway issue
Trinidad Times Independent City Council Member Bernadette Baca Gonzalez questioned why the walkway was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but was blasted by Council Member Al Pando at Tuesday’s council work session. There are steps leading up to … |
| Jahoda ADA lawsuits: 8 down, 12 to go
ATM marketplace.com (press release)  Citing court records, an article by Times Online said that, in each settlement, the defending bank had agreed to upgrade machines to ADA regulations, appoint an Americans with Disibilities Act compliance officer, and pay attorney fees and costs. The Times … |
| Meridian launches ADA Compliant Interactive digital signage …
By aqureshi  ADA compliance must address physical reach and height regulations and, at the discretion of the airport, accessibility to people with hearing, vision disabilities for Information Transaction Machines (ITM). Working with Clear Channel Airports … |
Beach Access at Malibu Lagoon State Park Set to Change Thursday
 16, according to Craig Sap, district supervisor for California State Parks Los Angeles District. “It will give people a different view and … Sap said the original layout of the beach access, which included a path over bridges, was not ADA compliant … |
| ADA complaints: A racket or fair notice?
Corning Observer  Julie R. Johnson/Corning Observer “All of the attorneys I have talked to, and there have been plenty of them, told me that while the letter isn’t legally binding, it is fair warning and that I am better off settling now and becoming ADA compliant than to fight it.” If he doesn’t settle and become … |
| Farmington Woman’s Lawsuit Paves the Way for Handicapped Access at State …
Patch.com  Back to Article. new Video_thumb. Embed | Share. Farmington Hills attorney Richard Bernstein, left, represents Farmington resident Jill Babcock, right, in a suit to bring the state-leased Cadillac Place building into ADA compliance. courtesy Richard Bernstein … |
Los Angeles Commercial Playground Equipment Company, Sun Country …Virtual-Strategy Magazine
 Advanced. Los Angeles based Commercial Playground Equipment Company, Sun Country Systems, Celebrates Grand Opening of Completed Playground Equipment Project for Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District. … The new commercial playground equipment installed in Camarillo, California offers a collection of ground level activites with access to rope net climbing components, interactive play panels, ADA sand digger and an additional stand alone structure (donated by the Amber Lyons Club). All of these … |
| US Justice Department announces Americans with Disabilities Act …
By aqureshi  I look forward to continuing to work with U.S. Attorneys to advance ADA compliance efforts nationwide.” The Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney’s offices have long enforced the ADA in this area. This nationwide initiative seeks to focus and … |
| ADA complaints: A racket or fair notice?
Corning Observer  “All of the attorneys I have talked to, and there have been plenty of them, told me that while the letter isn’t legally binding, it is fair warning and that I am better off settling now and becoming ADA compliant than to fight it.” If he doesn’t settle and become … |
| Wal-Mart Sued In Court In SF Over Access For Wheelchair Users …
By Bay City News  Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville, Ark., is the world’s largest retailer. Company spokeswoman Kayla Whaling said, “Walmart takes it seriously anytime questions or allegations are raised about our ADA compliance. “We have a deep respect for all … |
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| City Scrambling To Get Into Compliance
Thesummervillenews  A $500000 grant could be held up because previous Summerville councils failed to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), officials says. Now the current administration is scrambling to rectify the situation. They will pay a company … |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s introduction of a bill to lessen the impact of ADA for small businesses sounds on the surface to be a good thing. California faces the worst recession since the 1930s and to save small business, even a few dollars seems like a worthy cause.
I spend a considerable amount of time traveling around the country. I find significant difference in accessibility between the rest of the country and California. I am a wheelchair rider and accessibility is important to me.
In California, my expectation of accessibility even with small businesses is fulfilled about 90% of time. In other parts of the country, I am lucky if it is fulfilled 30% of the time. The reason is that in California, there is stricter enforcement of ADA.
We are an aging population and with aging, mobility issues emerge. Elders buy. Many times, the cost of accessibility is less than $1,000 and the use of common sense. Instead of creating new laws which may weaken ADA, let’s use existing organizations to help small business to become more accessible and keep ADA strong. Call your local Independent Living Center — they can help.
Richard O. Salsgiver
ADA Service ADA Compliance 