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Originally Posted by widebody911
I'm somewhat on-board with the ADA in principle, but from what I've seen the retroactive requirements are a bit onerous in cases. However, the biggest flaw in the ADA is how it allows the shakedown of non-compliant businesses, which has become a cottage industry in and of itself. Set up a process for ADA violation remedy the same as a fire code or other building code issues, and not a lottery for lawyers with wheelchairs.
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When our elevator goes out on one of our older buildings (analog elevator) we have to put a huge sign out front "this building is not ADA compliant"
RE: The blind, I have seen some pretty cool high tech (sonar) for the blind... IMHO they would be better served by instead of spending the money on the bumpy pads to equip them with aids like that.
I wonder how many sighted people trip and injure themselves on the bumpy pads?