Building ADA compliance is the responsibility of the handicapped community, especially those in wheelchairs. The reason Congress made ADA law part of the Civil Rights Law was to give the handicapped people direct access, at no cost, into the Federal Court system. Congress knew from part experience that a voluntary program for building owners to make their buildings ADA compliant did not work. They also gave, by executive order, the responsibility for enforcement of the ADA law to the U.S. Department of Justice. The law is there, free of charge to the handicapped, to use the Federal Court system, for you to get building ADA compliant through a Federal Court Judge's order. We at ACCESS understand how this all works, and have developed a simple program call "Watchdogs in Wheelchairs" to assist the wheelchair community in getting buildings ADA compliant. To start is simple as the following steps indicate:
- Book an Accessible room with 2 beds and roll-in shower.
- Using a color digital camera, take 2-3 photos of the room, the roll-in shower, the lobby area and public restrooms.
- Outside, take 2-3 photos of the accessible parking and overall photos of the building.
- Email photos and copy of your hotel bill to ACCESS at hfalstad@accessts.net.
ACCESS will then review and determine on whether there is "standing" to move forward with filing in the Federal Courts.
Remember, the Department of Justice is the enforcer o the ADA. You're responsible for filing the building ADA non-compliant complaint as the team captain. We at ACCESS are the team members that assist you with all our professional skills. So, let's get rolling! We want to be filing 100 cases a week by the end of 2011.
Leave your comments here, or on our FB page at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Access-Technologies-Services-Inc/268659564730; or if you want to talk one-on-one, call us at (702) 649-7575 and ask for me or Patricia. You can also send me an email at
hfalstad@accessts.net.
Hank
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