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Feds extend ADA hotel spa, pool lift deadline
Key West Citizen and Bait Wrapper ^ | May 22, 2012 | MANDY MILES Citizen Staff

Posted on 05/22/2012 7:43:23 AM PDT by Elle Bee

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To: heartwood
Some disabled people might require special handling - say someone with brittle bone disease.

Of course, once you have your implant with the codes to your medical records...

Can you imagine designing a lift capable of dealing with every disease, one also capable of being accessible from both above and below simultaneously?

21 posted on 05/22/2012 9:56:39 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The RINOcrat Party is still in charge. There has never been a conservative American government.)
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To: Publius6961

Our 38 spaces require one handicap space and one van-accessible handicap space. No one uses them now but one was used for a few years by a guy 5’-6” and 500 pounds. He died young.


22 posted on 05/22/2012 10:01:02 AM PDT by citizen (Obama blames:Arab Spring,Banks,Big Oil,Bush,Ceos,Coal,Euro Zone,FNC,Jpn Tsunami,T Party,Wall St,You)
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I want to know who made money off the ADA compliant Detectable Warning Pavers, those bump mats you have to go over to get into grocery stores, just about everywhere now. They are for blind people so they know they have left the store and are about to go into the parking lot. It took a lot to find out what the hell they were for. My mother has progressed from cane to walker to wheelchair and they are the most treacherous obstacles! The worst part with the cane and walker was getting her safely over the damn bump mat and now with the wheelchair I feel like her teeth are going to rattle out!

My newphew got married in England right after his father had hip surgery. He was miserable getting around because nothing is ADA. But, he made it thru. Is any other country but ours ADA? Are our businesses the only one that have had to spend billions/trillions on this?

Pool lifts? Are you kidding me? And a blind person at Wal-Mart doesn’t realize they have left the store and are about to go into the parking lot? Really?


23 posted on 05/22/2012 11:06:07 AM PDT by VA40
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To: Carry_Okie

Our local Veterans Club installed an elevator at great expense, the repair guys are out a couple of times a week, some covered by warranty some not. The point is it is almost more dangerous, then not having one. (door opening when the lift is at the bottom)


24 posted on 05/22/2012 11:30:54 AM PDT by Foolsgold (L I B Lacking in Brains)
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To: Publius6961

I’ve seen those parking spots in a SKI lift parking lot!


25 posted on 05/23/2012 5:03:47 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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A friend of mine has a handicapped sticker because of her epilepsy.

Yes, she is permitted to drive.


26 posted on 05/23/2012 5:05:19 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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