Government
Apr. 6, 2012
Hotels and clubs prepare for new pool access rules
New federal regulations for swimming pool access under the Americans with Disabilities Act have heartened some disability rights advocates, but have caused concerns in the business community of more expenses and litigation costs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The image of a polio-stricken President Franklin D. Roosevelt using swimming pools and spas as therapy has long been a part of the national consciousness, but more than half a century later the federal government has yet to enforce laws promoting equal access to pools for the disabled.
That is about to change. The U.S. Department of Justice this year finalized new pool-access regulations, which have ...
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