Pool-mageddon avoided — for now

[Patriot]

Has the town of Howard got their pool ready?



The Washington Times
By Stephen Dinan
March 15, 2012, 08:16PM


The Justice Department on Thursday issued a 60-day stay of executive for hundreds of thousands of public pools which had been required to install ramps and wheelchair lifts by today or else face lawsuits over violating disability laws.

President Obama in 2010 dramatically expanded the rules for access under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the new regulations mean that every publicly accessible pool — from municipal facilities to hotels — must have two "accessible means of entry," at least one of which must be a ramp or wheelchair lift. Spas must also have either a lift or a transfer system to help the disabled enter them, under the new rules.

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