prevention is key
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Getting Your Gas Station ADA Compliant Will Help You Avoid ADA Lawsuits & Save a Lot of Money
Arcor Inc has spent over 20 years helping a variety of businesses, including gas stations, become ADA Compliant and become less of a target for ADA Lawsuits. The ADA now requires that all operable parts of a gas pump be at or below 54 inches above the driving surface. Any new construction must have these parts at no higher than 48 inches above the surface. The operable parts are fuel grade selection buttons, credit card readers and help buttons. Access to any shop, checkout counter, office, eating facilities or restrooms at the gas station, must also be accessible and comply with ADA guidelines. The attendant may be required to provide assistance at a self-service pump, or a full-service pump. The disabled customer must always pay the self-service price.
No Businesses are exempt from the ADA California Building Codes, and both state and federal ADA Laws apply. Gas stations are required to comply with Title III of the ADA. This provision prevents discrimination against customers with disabilities and requires businesses to provide accommodations that improve accessibility and participation for disabled customers.
In order to avoid ADA LAWSUITS, we will help you identify any barriers to access and show you how to correct these.
ACTION is key
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Hire a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) We will Help You Avoid ADA Lawsuits & Save a Lot of Money
THE BEST ADA PLAN OF ACTION FOR GAS STATIONS
Although your Gas Station may be compliant with the 1991 ADA Standards, it is very likely not in compliance with the latest California Building Code. If you fail to do your due diligence and simply choose the “cheapest” quote for your ADA inspection, you may find you have an unqualified, inexperienced inspector who gives you a sub-standard service. This typically costs you more in the long term because of incorrect and unnecessary recommendations or “improvements”. By hiring one of our experienced CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALISTS (CASp), you get a thorough ADA CASp Inspection, quality service, follow up, and of course, a CASp CERTIFICATE. It is only in this way that you get “qualified defendant status” and qualify for the legal benefits that are associated with having a property that is CASp Certified.
ADA Compliance & ADA Lawsuit Risks
The Americans With Disability Act or ADA, guarantees equal access to the disabled as their constitutional right. Even though this has been law since 1990, most small businesses, commercial properties and multi-family dwellings, are still not ADA compliants. Your business, without an ADA Inspection and without a CASp Certification, is a lawsuit waiting to happen. If you think this isn’t a big deal, you should know that California leads in ADA lawsuits, with over 55% of the total lawsuits in the USA. So what should you do? The ADA Gurus Team, at Arcor Inc, will identify your ADA deficiencies and show you the way to minimizing your exposure to ADA Lawsuits. One lawsuit can break you. Let The ADA Gurus Team help you get ADA Certified.
MORE LAWSUITS ARE FILED IN CALIFORNIA THAN ALL THE OTHER STATES COMBINED.
CALIFORNIA: 2013 - 2021
CALIFORNIA HAD A 33% INCREASE PER YEAR OF FEDERAL ADA LAWSUITS
Data source: Seyfarth Shaw LLP on February 17, 2022
ADA LAWSUITS IN 2021
CALIFORNIA HAD 55% OF FEDERAL ADA LAWSUITS OUT OF TOP 10 STATES
Data source: Seyfarth Shaw LLP on February 17, 2022