Posted on 11/19/2004 5:09:12 AM PST by Brainhose
A caller to the Laura Ingraham show Thurs. night who was at the "big event" said he
is an inspector in training and pointed out several violations of the ADA
Among them, crash bars on the doors are not at wheelchair height, there were no
wheelchair accesible drinking fountains, and the front ramp going to the entrance was
dangerously slippery due to the rain.
He mentioned a few more, but is there some exemption the the library falls under?
Probably could'nt reach the condom dispensers either.
Yes, but the Moinca exhibit was made to be enjoyed by someone sitting down, even a wheel chair.
The Monica exhibit is actually designed to be enjoyed by someone on her knees.
I think, as noted here in FR, that the Supreme Court ruled that the ADA does not apply to state governments and their agencies. At least that is what I recall from about 2 years ago.
It's interesting that apparently noone thought of this, considering that the building itself is a monument to the Morally Disabled.
The whole library looks like a trailer park.
....anybody know why Pres. Ford was not seen at the Clinton Library and Massage Parlor?
Well! Carville did help design it, didn't he? And we know what an ace he is with trailer parks and $100 dollar bills!
Here is the link for the Clinton Counter Library.
http://www.counterclintonlibrary.com/cgi-data/news/files/22.shtml
Since it will be maintained with taxpayers dollars they have a say in how things are presented.
Does the gift shop sell cigars? I really need to know! I am running out of shopping days.
Why not? It violates everything else.
No, there is no exemption for the facility. It is a public accommodation (or at least a commercial facility), and therefore, it must comply with Title III of the ADA.
Of course, I wouldn't get too uppity, your business probably doesn't comply with Title III, either.
Almost no small business does. The Title III regs require compliance with a huge set of architectural requirements published by the Access Board governing everything from parking lots to doors to bathrooms. No small business owner I've ever met even knows these regs exist, let alone what they require. All people know is what they're told to do by local building permit authorities and their architects/contractors.
No. A 91 yr. old man did not need to be sitting out in
that rain. In fact, no one needed to be sitting in that
rain all that time. The chairs had to already be wet when
people sat down in them. It is amazing how immature and
slipshod the Clinton's are; how inconsiderate. Never mind,
though, Barbra Streisand was too in awe of Clinton to even
notice her rain soaked bottom.
I'd bet any amount that I'd be able to find at least one or two violations of the ADAAG at your old business. Seriously, it isn't just parking and ramps. There are hundreds of requirements, from signage fonts to reach ranges, hall widths, turning radii, fire alarms, and many, many, many others. New construction or no, the requirements constitute a quasi-building code, and they just changed in July. EVERYONE violates the ADA, it's just a matter of how many lawyers are sleazy enough to do a bunch of "drive by" lawsuits before people realize what is required under the ADA.
You might call it unintended consequences, but take it from someone who knows, the ADA's over-reach was intended from the get-go.
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