The ADA and New Lodging Facilities
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Introduction
Hotels, motels, inns, and other places of lodging designed and constructed after January 26, 1993 must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To comply with the ADA and to make it possible for persons with disabilities to use lodging facilities like everyone else, lodging facilities must meet specific requirements set out in Justice Department regulations, 28 C.F.R. pt. 36. These regulations include detailed architectural requirements known as the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (ADA Standards), 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, Appendix A. The ADA Standards are designed to make lodging facilities usable by persons with a wide variety of disabilities, including persons who are blind or who have low vision, persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with mobility impairments who use wheelchairs, canes, crutches, or walkers, and persons with other disabilities or with combinations of disabilities. The Justice Department is the government agency responsible for enforcing the ADA at lodging facilities. As part of ADA enforcement efforts, the Department has conducted numerous on-site investigations of hotels, motels, inns, and other places of lodging. During these investigations, the Department has observed certain common ADA problems at newly constructed lodging facilities. This publication describes those problems so that owners, franchisors, architects, and building contractors can avoid these common ADA mistakes and comply with the law when designing and constructing new facilities. This document is not intended to be comprehensive or exhaustive. Any failure to comply with the ADA Standards violates the ADA.
Learning Objectives
After completing this one-hour continuing education course you will have a better understanding of common ADA errors and omissions as identified through the Department of Justice's ongoing enforcement efforts, as they relate to New Lodging Facilities including:
- Guestroom Doors;
- Guestroom Types and Features;
- Guestrooms with Roll-in Showers;
- Visual Alarms;
- Operating Hardware;
- Signage;
- Interior and Exterior Accessible Routes;
- Protruding Objects;
- Elevators, and;
- Parking.
In addition, the student will be introduced to a five-step checklist developed to assist owners, franchisors, architects and building contractors involved in the design and construction of lodging facilities in ensuring those facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Qualifies for one credit hour of Barrier Free Design (1 PDH; 0.1 CEU).
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