Recently on March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a “Web Accessibility Guidance” statement for state and local governments and public accommodations (including businesses) under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A copy of the Guidance document can be found here. In…
Failure to provide an Ounce of ADA Compliance is worth a Pounding by the DOJ What you can learn from the DOJ’s settlement agreement with Starwood and The Phoenician The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to make the hospitality sector a target for enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities…
As we reported in January of this year, “The DOJ stunned both the hospitality industry and pool manufacturers when it proclaimed that only “fixed” or permanent pool lifts would comply with the new 2010 ADAAG Standards) to the extent “readily achievable.” (See ADA Defense Lawyer: Pool lift deadline of January…
Will your city and restaurant be next? You have worked all your life to get top Zagat ratings for your restaurant. After years of hard work, you’ve made it! And because of that, food lovers from around the world will beat a path to your door. But, so too will…
The DOJ extends pool lift deadline Today, the Department of Justice announced that it is extending the ADA pool lift deadline from May 21, 2012 to January 31, 2013. Amendment to ADA regulations This morning, the DOJ formally published an “Amendment of the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II and…
On May 2, 2012, Charles Schwab & Co. announced an initiative to make its website more accessible for all customers, particularly those who are blind or have sight disabilities. This high-profile development was part of the settlement of a claim by Kit Lau, a Charles Schwab customer for more than…
What the DOJ says about portable pool lifts and the new ADA Standards A hotel client called this morning to tell me that they were about to place an order for a large number of portable pool lifts to comply with the 2010 ADA Standards, and asked whether they should…
On November 9, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Hilton) announced that they entered into a 45-page “comprehensive precedent-setting agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) that will make state-of-the-art accessibility changes to approximately 900 hotels nationwide.” More than…
ADA enforcement “sweeps” hit the West Coast — Exactly what does this mean to the lodging industry? If I am the owner or manager of a hotel and get an envelope from the DOJ with one of its ADA Compliance Review questionnaires, what should I do? First, take it very…
What to do when you receive an ADA Compliance Questionnaire from the U.S. Department of Justice Earlier this year, I wrote about the the sweeping scope of the DOJ’s ADA Compliance Review Survey of Manhattan hotels. Today, I’ll answer questions about what to do if you receive such a questionnaire…