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Deadline for hotel swimming pools being disabled-friendly passes. Now what?
RoomsBeginning this week, most public [and hotel industry] swimming pools, wading pools and spas must be accessible to disabled people to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or face civil penalties of $55,000. Justice Department announced a March 2012 deadline for compliance. But confusion over the standards…moved the deadline to Jan. 31, sought to [...]
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Disability-rights advocates push hotel officials to implement pool accessibility
RoomsAfter a boycott of several hotel chains, leaders of disability-rights groups and representatives of the nation’s hotel industry plan to meet Tuesday to discuss requirements that hotels make their pools accessible to handicapped customers. A federal requirement under the Americans with Disability Act says the owners of pools accessible to the public must install permanent [...]
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Taking a dip in the 11 best hotel rooftop pools in the U.S.
RoomsCan’t take the summer heat? These amazing rooftop pools let you take a dip by day, then sip cocktails and mingle with beautiful people at night. Though some hotels only allow rooftop access for overnight guests, others let you join the party for the price of a cocktail or a spa treatment. As for the [...]
