ADA

When it comes to remaining compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there’s a lot to remember. You need to think about building access, your website design, and more. You also need to think about your restroom toilets. Many businesses end up...

One of the easiest ways for people who have mobility concerns to move about a business is to use an elevator. As such, depending on the type of building, its age, and/or the services or products being offered at the building, the ADA may require that the building have...

Many people don’t think twice about the types of doors they walk through on a daily basis, but people who have a disability might quickly realize that some doors are better than others. When your company is going through an evaluation for compliance with the Americans...

You want to welcome everyone to your business, so spend thousands ensuring your premises are not only ADA compliant but welcoming to people that have disabilities. Imagine your surprise when someone then hits you with an ADA compliance lawsuit. Making your premises...

Most businesses don’t understand their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some companies conflate the obligations they have to the public, and some think there are rules or provisions in the law that don’t actually exist. One of the most...

On your website, it’s still important that your company addresses how best to prevent lawsuits against a company’s website under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These lawsuits often claim that the website is not “ ADA compliant.”  However, for most types of...

If you own a taxi company, then time is money. Every minute your drivers are sitting around waiting for a client is a minute they are not advancing toward their destination. If you pay them by the day or hour or pay them a salary, it is a minute you are paying out...

Business owners are obliged to follow the rules of the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as a lesser-known act for California, the California Unruh Act (Unruh). Both allow members of the public to a claim alleging they have been discriminated against. It's a...

The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates that businesses need to be accessible to those in wheelchairs well as those with other disabilities. This often means adding a wheelchair ramp, if the business was previously only accessible by stairs.  But just having a...

ADA – What a business, property owner, and website need to know to deal with ADA lawsuits