Arcor Inc has spent over 20 years helping a variety of businesses, including hotels and motels , become ADA Compliant and become less of a target for ADA Lawsuits. If investors or owners of hotels, fail to comply with ADA requirements, this will likely result in costly lawsuits.
Hotels and other places of lodging, are very popular targets for ADA lawsuits. The physical environment is a target as well as the hotel’s website. There are a myriad of potential ADA violations that owners have to be aware of, including swimming pools, exercise equipment, health spa facilities, entertainment areas, playing areas, guest rooms, eating areas, parking lots and of course the lobby and checkin counters.
Hotels and other places of lodging have very particular ADA requirements regarding guests with accessibility needs. Owners, franchisors, managers, and operators of lodging facilities must understand the ADA requirements that apply to their facilities. Accessibility needs to be ensured for individuals with a wide variety of different disabilities, such as persons who are blind or have low vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with limited use of hands or arms, individuals with mobility impairments who use canes, crutches, braces or walkers, persons who use wheelchairs, and people who have combinations of disabilities. With more than 20% of Americans having some disability, especially in the hospitality industry, it is also a great marketing opportunity to provide accessible services for your guest, ensuring all your guests can have an enjoyable experience.
Hotels and all types of lodging 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.
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Although your Hotel or Motel 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.
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.
Data source: Seyfarth Shaw LLP on February 17, 2022
Data source: Seyfarth Shaw LLP on February 17, 2022