One of the things that has me shaking my head every time is when I have to design around ADA in an upper level location that is only accessible by stairs. I'm not kidding, even though there is no possible way to access a space by wheel chair, if you are remodeling that space, outside of a narrow few exceptions, it must meet ADA specs.
One time I've actually had an inspector giving me grief over a door to a mechanical room not complying with ADA. This room was located on a roof that was only accessible by a ship's ladder. I eventually won that argument but it cost the building owner at least a day of billable time.
I hate the ADA.
As of March 15th, public pools will have to be outfitted with accessibility chairs so handicapped people can enter the pool. If you have a very large pool which a lot of apartment complexes have, you have to have TWO chairs. And if you have a spa, that has to be outfitted to. These chairs are gonna cost anywhere from 5 to 8 thousand EACH! If you think so what, this doesn’t effect me, think again. The govt is offering complexes $10,000 tax credits to help offset some of the extravagant costs.