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.

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.

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

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.

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

Compliance date for existing pool and spas extended to January …

Compliance date for existing pool and spas extended to January

ADA Compliance Pool
ADA Compliance Pool

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Following months of hard work by AH&LA and the lodging industry, the Department of Justice (DOJ) last night announced a substantial postponement of the ADA compliance date for existing pools and spas with ADA

Vineland will reopen two pools this summer

ADA Pool Compliance
ADA Pool Compliance
 

Vineland Daily Journal

VINELAND — The city is in compliance with a 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act rule and will be able keep public swimming pools open this summer, the mayor announced Tuesday. “We’re going to open the pools,” Mayor Robert Romano said.

More from Frank Mickadeit

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance
More from Frank Mickadeit

OCRegister

California law allows disabled persons to get $4000 in damages (plus legal fees) every time they visit a business with an ADA problem. It is the only state that awards a plaintiff a set amount. In other states, courts will order a business to comply

Report: Lack of transportation confines more than 500000 people in …

Report: Lack of transportation confines more than 500000 people in

ADA Compliance
ADA Compliance

By Andy Jones

Though many train systems have overhauled their stations, the ADA only requires that “key stations” be fully ADA compliant, referring to major transfer stations and sites located in especially busy areas. Additionally, the ADA only requires new

OUR VIEW: Should feds step back from edge over pool rules?

 

OUR VIEW: Should feds step back from edge over pool rules?

Pool ADA Compliance
Pool ADA Compliance

Muncie Star Press

Some Indiana cities and towns with public swimming pools are scrambling to come up with money to make their facilities compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA has greatly opened up the access to buildings parks and other facilities

NYC Comptroller urged Mayor to make the new Nissan “taxis of …

NYC Comptroller urged Mayor to make the new Nissan “taxis of

New York Taxi ADA Compliance
New York Taxi ADA Compliance

By aqureshi

“The law limits the issues upon which the comptroller can refuse to register a contract,” Law Department spokeswoman Kate O’Brien Ahlers said in a statement. “None of the matters he raised today — including ADA compliance — would

LegalNewsline | Calif. bill targeting ADA lawsuit reform clears …

LegalNewsline | Calif. bill targeting ADA lawsuit reform clears

By Jessica M. Karmasek

In addition, the measure would require landlords to disclose whether their buildings or properties are state certified and in compliance with ADA laws. SB 1186 also hopes to resolve conflicts between state and federal standards, which some

Advocate: ADA?work remains

Advocate: ADA?work remains

Parkersburg News

For more than 20 years, local entities have had varying successes with incorporating ADA rules in building plans, renovations and equipment, said Ron Jalbert, an ADA Compliance Consultant and an ADA Coordinator with the West Virginia ADA Coalition.