Letter to Mary Collier, Able Newspaper

Mary,

Thank you for responding.  I appreciate you adding us to your mailing list.  I would like to, however, give you more background on our ADA compliance efforts.

ACCESS is the vehicle for the disability community to get buildings ADA complaint.  I did check you out and see that you have a monthly newspaper that serves the disability community.  ACCESS also serves that community by providing a free service through our “Wheelchair Watchdog” program. 

The Wheelchair Watchdog program is a self help program that uses the Civil Rights Laws of this country to get public and government buildings ADA compliant.  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is 20 years old and in the opinion of ACCESS, buildings that are not ADA compliant today are the direct result of building owners not wanting to spend the money, which is a violation of the ADA Federal Civil Rights Law.  The ACCESS Wheelchair Watchdog program uses the Federal Courts in the filing of an ADA non-compliant lawsuit signed by the Wheelchair Watchdogs.  The Federal Judge takes over and the building owner is required to comply with the Civil Rights Laws specifically the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). 

The ACCESS Wheelchair Watchdog program consists of ADA non-compliant building filing, an ADA audit of the property, an architectural/engineering ADA retrofit permit set of drawings, an ADA plancheck of the ADA retrofit permit set of drawings, and ADA contractors pricing of the ADA retrofit permit set of drawings and upon completion of the ADA retrofit construction, an ADA inspection audit of the ADA retrofit construction and if ADA compliant, an issuing of an ADA certification of building compliance.

ACCESS serves the disability community through its understanding of the ADA law and believes that by working together, we can get the buildings ADA accessible for the Wheelchair Watchdogs and all the other disabled groups and individuals that will follow.

Mary, I know building owners do not want the disability community to know that service exists.  I am an architect and for the last 18 years my practice has been compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.  My product is detailed ADA planchecks and detailed ADA audits geared to building owners.  Today we are gearing our ADA services also to our Wheelchair Watchdog program to better serve the disability community.  I can definitely say, come join our program.  For working together, we can get buildings ADA compliant one building at a time.

Unfortunately, our fax number was retired five years ago and is wandering aimlessly, however happy and tanned, somewhere in Florida.  We send and receive all our correspondence via email.

Here’s our mailing address: 

10225 Button Willow Drive, Las Vegas, NV  89134-7595

Again, thank you for your time, Mary.

Hank