| Jackson sidewalk repairs delayed
Muncie Star Press City officials said Wednesday the state had sent local governments letters re-emphasizing the need for affirmative action and ADA compliance. The board of works opened bids for sidewalk repairs along West Jackson Street between McKinley Avenue and … |
Tag: american Disabilities act
DOJ Extends ADA Compliance Date for Pools and Spas
| DOJ Extends ADA Compliance Date for Pools and Spas
RegBlog (blog) In a decision applauded yesterday by the US Small Business Administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently pushed back to May 2012 the date by which owners or operators of pools and spas must comply with new disability accesss standards. |
Handicapped patrons lack balcony access at Moody concert hall
| Handicapped patrons lack balcony access at Moody concert hall
The University of Alabama Crimson White … according to a 2002 report from the General Counsel Office of Compliance under the United States Congress. The Moody Music Building opened in 1988, just two years before the passing of ADA in 1990, and the sole elevator in the building was not … |
Mountain Law: Condos and ADA compliance
| Mountain Law: Condos and ADA compliance
Summit Daily News by Noah Klug There’s been much discussion lately whether residential condominiums are required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The issue was brought to a head by a new ADA regulation requiring that all pools (including … |
Tony’s Kansas City: TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS …
| Tony’s Kansas City: TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS …
By Tony TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! Kansas City Compliance Coordinator For The ADA Settlement Will Be Former Council Dude Russ Johnson Assistant Meg Conger. Here’s a bit of important news in a long standing topic concerning … |
Proposal For Community Center Upgrades And Repairs Scrutinized …
| Proposal For Community Center Upgrades And Repairs Scrutinized …
ADA compliance and renovations for three facilities discussed at workshop. … The breakdown of the estimated costs showed more costly and extensive work was needed for repairs than for ADA compliance. Council member George … |
Dianne Feinstein’s Common Sense on Lawsuit Abuse
| Dianne Feinstein’s Common Sense on Lawsuit Abuse
Fox and Hounds Daily (blog) According to the Los Angeles Times, Steinberg responded that while the legislature shares her concerns, a bill passed in 2008 allows businesses to come into compliance with the ADA law and makes it tougher to sue. However, frequent Fox and Hounds Daily … |
Legal reform urged in US to fight against lawsuit abuse
| Legal reform urged in US to fight against lawsuit abuse
Shanghai Daily (subscription) LOS ANGELES, April 4 (Xinhua) — The California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse gathered here Wednesday to call for legal reform as more Americans in the lawsuit-happy culture have realized the seriousness of the problem. |
New ADA Standards Now in Effect: Is Your New York or New Jersey …
| New ADA Standards Now in Effect: Is Your New York or New Jersey …
By Victor Kinon Business attorney Newark New York and New Jersey businesses should be aware that new regulations under the Americans With Disabilities Act took effect on March 15, 2012. The 2010 Standards for Accessible Design are intended to make … |
Amidst renovations, subway platforms narrow :: Second Ave. Sagas
| Amidst renovations, subway platforms narrow :: Second Ave. Sagas
By Benjamin Kabak As the MTA renovates stations for ADA compliance and grafts bulky elevators into 70- or 100-year-old stations, straphangers lose platform space. As staircases appear, waiting areas disappear. Grand Central on the IRT, for instance, wouldn’t … |
Cash Depot: ATM – ADA Compliance Relief
| Cash Depot: ATM – ADA Compliance Relief
Virtual-Strategy Magazine ADA Compliance for ATMs is a merchant responsibility. Cash Depot understands that the new ADA compliance laws are forcing some ATM owners to upgrade their current machines. As a business partner to their customers, they want to relieve some of that … |
Delaying the Compliance Date for Swimming Pool Lift Requirements …
| Delaying the Compliance Date for Swimming Pool Lift Requirements …
By Tara Gorman On March 15, 2012, the Attorney General signed a final rule extending the date for compliance with the ADA’s new accessibility to swimming pool requirements (e.g., pool lifts) sixty days to May 21, 2012. Shortly thereafter, the Department … |
Yellowbank Road Sidewalk Repairs Underway As Part of Repaving Project
| Yellowbank Road Sidewalk Repairs Underway As Part of Repaving Project
Patch.com Catherine Galioto Recent repairs that have been taking place on Yellowbank Road, just off Indian Hill Road, are part of a repaving project requiring sidewalks in that location to be ADA–compliant, according to township Engineer Robert Chankalian. |
TPO plans to make trolley stops comply with ADA | city, tpo, comply …
| TPO plans to make trolley stops comply with ADA | city, tpo, comply …
By FELICIA KITZMILLER / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is hoping a newly completed draft plan to bring all Bay Town Trolley locations into ADA compliance will shield them from potentially costly federal citations. |
Letter: School Committee Member Urges Voters Not to Pass School Bond
Letter: School Committee Member Urges Voters Not to Pass School Bond
Patch.com
Other rationale is very troubling, such as “ADA (American with Disabilities Act) Compliance measures [costing over $900000] need to be addressed, bond or no bond because ADA is federal law for which we have no choice to comply,” and “this work ensures …
State Relaxes New Pool Regs
State Relaxes New Pool Regs
The Dispatch
OCEAN CITY — Hundreds of pools and spas in the resort area and thousands more across the state facing mandatory new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards got a little relief last week when the deadline for compliance was extended amid …
ADA: Stadium must comply
ADA: Stadium must comply
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Preliminary cost estimates to make the stadium ADA compliant could top $500000. Cochran said handicap accessible ramps have to be constructed, and special handicapped-accessible seats must be added. Towel stands have to be lowered in restrooms at the …
Bluefield working to make stadium ADA-compliant
Bluefield working to make stadium ADA-compliant
State Journal
BLUEFIELD (AP) — Bluefield is facing a September deadline to bring a city-owned stadium into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The original deadline was April. City attorney Brian Cochran tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that the …
City prepares ADA compliance plan
City prepares ADA compliance plan
Jefferson City is preparing a transition plan for all city facilities to update its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Government Grants ADA Compliance Extension
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