ADAIN offers Title II and III facilities ADA compliance training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, commercial and government facilities in Georgia interested in improving their working knowledge of ADA compliance for facilities. Please call Richard Acree at 615-752-0060 to discuss your training needs.
Read MoreADAIN offers Title III facilities ADA compliance training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, and commercial facilities in Kentucky interested in improving their working knowledge of ADA compliance for facilities. Please call Richard Acree at 615-752-0060 to discuss your training needs.
Read MoreADAIN offers Title II and III facilities ADA compliance training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, commercial and government facilities in Tennessee interested in improving their working knowledge of ADA compliance for facilities. Please call Richard Acree at 615-752-0060 to discuss your training needs.
Read MoreFinancial planning for disabled individuals is critical for long-term care and comfort. There are several options available to help with funding and financial planning. Include Residential Accessibility in this plan to ensure the disabled individual can live in their home as long as they wish.
Read MoreADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, (ADAIN) offers training for employers and employees of businesses, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and state and local government agencies interested in improving their working knowledge of ADA compliance. If desired, Richard Acree can teach participants how to write a comprehensive report detailing the results of the facility compliance inspection.
Read MoreThe US DOJ recently intervened in an ADA lawsuit against the City of San Juan regarding unsafe an inaccessible sidewalks and curb ramps. Municipalities are responsible for their sidewalks, ramps and curb ramps to be accessible. Failure to install and maintain accessible installations is a violation of the ADA and related implementation regulations.
Read MoreAn article by Travel+Leisure ranks South Dakota's Badlands National Park as the most wheelchair-friendly National Park in the U.S! Richard Acree has been chosen for the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station short list as a consultant for USFS facility inspections.
Read MoreThis hotel has been existence for many years yet it still was not in compliance with the ADA. This lawsuit was avoidable if the owner of the hotel had been proactive about ADA compliance. Richard Acree at ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, is experienced and qualified in inspections of hotels for ADA compliance. If you own or manage a hotel, it is imperative that you maintain the hotel in a high level of ADA compliance. Otherwise you could be the next hotel getting a long and expensive visit from the DOJ.
Read MoreSigns are required at most ADA accessible toilet rooms. The requirements for signage in the ADA are minimums. Exceeding these requirements is allowed and in some cases can serve all individuals well, disabled and not disabled. This article provides an example of an entity exceeding the ADA Standards for signage at toilet rooms.
Read MoreThe Action Trackchair is part all-terrain vehicle, part beefed-up electric wheelchair, and designed with tank-like treads to navigate rugged terrain if necessary. The Action Trackchair operates with a tilting seat, tank-like treads, and battery power. Please the image on the right. The Action Track chair is offered by Action Manufacturing in Marshall, MN .
Read MoreStair cases are common problems as protruding objects that violate the 80 inch rule for vertical clearance. Guardrails and planters are common solutions to this problem because they can provide a detectable object withing the area below the stairs.
Read MoreAccessible parking (not including street side) must have an access aisle. The access aisle must be at the same level as the parking space, for the full length of the parking space, and must be mostly level. Ramps do not qualify as access aisles.
Read MoreThis picnic table at a rest stop on a freeway in north FL is a great example of the ADA done right. All measurements of this installation comply with the ADA, and the large ISA sign exceeds the requirements of the ADA.
Read MoreThe DOJ has published guidance on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to inform state and local governments and businesses open to the public on how to ensure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities; however, the DOJ does not have a regulation setting out detailed standards! The DOJ hints that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the Section 508 Standards, which the federal government uses for its own websites, should be used for website accessibility.
Read MoreUnder Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce (14035), federal agencies must ensure that their workplaces are fully accessible to all employees, including those with disabilities. To file a complaint regarding accessibility at federal facilities please see Federal Access Complaint.
Read MoreIf a sorority or fraternity facility qualifies as a private club it does not have to comply with the ADA, FHA, Section 504, or DOE Title 34, except when/if the facility is open to the public.
Read MoreThe FACBC augments the ADA for the State of Florida accessibility requirements. The DOJ has certified the FACBC to be substantially equivalent to the ADA, and therefore enforceable. The FACBC can be waived back to the ADA by the Florida Building Commission.
Read MoreWhere passenger loading zones are provided, at least one accessible passenger loading zone is required in every continuous 100 linear feet of loading zone or fraction thereof. When facilities are renovated, PLZs at the facility should be included in the renovation for ADA compliance.
Read MoreThe U.S. Access Board (USAB) recently announced a direct final rule related to its standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) covered by Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act. This direct final rule by the USAB extends the current rules for another 3 years. While these MDE rules are available to assist with accessibility for MDE, the rules are not yet part of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and are thus not enforceable.
Read MoreAll stair systems and ramps that exceed 6 inches in vertical change must have handrails on both sides, for most installations. Stair systems are one of the most dangerous installations in any facility. Handrails make stair systems safer. Ramps that change elevation by more than 6 inches are difficult for individuals who are disabled to use.
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