ADA: A Civil Rights Law

For all who make up the handicapped community, this is your wake up call.  If you are waiting for the government or someone else to make buildings ADA compliant, it just will not happen.  Congress made the Americans with Disability Act (ADA a Civil Rights Law.  Civil Rights Law is litigated in the Federal Courts and those decisions become the law of the land.  But the policemen for Civil Rights Law is are the people the law is written to protect; and that is the you in the handicapped community.

The ACCESS "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" program is designed by architects with 18 years of specializing in ADA accessibility compliance.  It is easy, simple and not cost to the "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs".  So, be a responsible citizen and do your part in making buildings ADA compliant for you and all wheelchair bound persons that will follow after you.  Wave your hat and feel good about making this a better world for all handicapped people! 

The "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" is concentrating for the next several months on the lodging industry; hotels, motels and time-shares.  By following the simple guidelines below, your efforts would help move forward our cause to get every building ADA compliant one building at a time.

1. Book into an accessible room with 2 beds and a roll-in shower.
2. With a color digital camera, take 2-3 photos of the room, the roll-in shower, the lobby area and public restrooms.
3. Take 2-3 photos of the outside of the facility, particularly the accessible parking and overall photos of the building.
4. Email the photos and your hotel bill to ACCESS and we will determine whether you have "standing" to file a case in the Federal Courts.

And, note that we will be with you every step of the way.  And best of all, it's no cost to you.

Get that good feeling of using that ADA Civil Rights Law as it is meant to be used with the ACCESS "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" program, which is also at no cost to you.

Comments or questions, post them here or on our FaceBook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Access-Technologies-Services-Inc/268659564730.  Or, you can give us a call and ask for me or Patricia; or send me an email at hfalstad@accessts.net.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Hank