ACCESS and the Hotels on the Las Vegas Strips

We are asked, having our office here in Las Vegas, if we have worked for any of the large hotel-casino properties.  The answer is yes.

Eighteen years ago a large hotel-casino property would cost 300 million to 500 million.  Today, that number is now 3 billion to 5 billion to build and start a hotel-casino property on the Strip.  Over the past 18 years, most of the large hotel-casino companies have been clients of ours.  Today, we are not working for any of them.  The reason is that there is a lack of litigation on the part of the DOJ and advocacy groups.  Properties are not going to spend money on ADA compliance, and will continue to play the game of saying that they will budget for ADA building compliance, but never get corporate approval to spend the money.

The hotel-casino industry have been playing this game for the past 20 years, and it is all about money.  Management bonuses are based on profits and spending money on ADA compliance lowers profits.  Without a Federal Court order, management priority will always be about profit. 

It is for this fact that the ACCESS "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" program is focusing today on the hospitality industry; hotels, motels and time-shares.  We want the "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" to travel with their color digital cameras.  Check into an accessible room with 2 beds and a roll-in shower.  Take 2-3 photos of the room, the roll-in shower, public restrooms and lobby area.  Then take photos of the outside to include the accessible parking and overall photos of the building.  Send an email of the photos and the a copy of the hotel receipt to us.  We will take it from there, keeping you updated and informed throughout the entire process.

The ADA has been in existence for 20 years and the majority of the hospitality properties are not in ADA compliance (over 90%).  So the "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" team have a challenge.  Join the ACCESS program and be a part of the team!  Learn and know how to use the Federal Courts to bring ADA compliance to non-compliant buildings!

 If you have any questions or comments, place them here or on our FaceBook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Access-Technologies-Services-Inc/268659564730#!/.  Or give us a call and ask for myself or Patricia; or just send me an email at hfalstad@accessts.net.  We're at your service!

Hank