ADA Compliant? Get Your Swimming Pool Lift Now - Deadline Extended!
Each pool lift we carry at Swimtown Pools is ADA compliant.5/18/12 This Just In:
The Department of Justice has announced an extension of the ADA compliance deadline until January 31, 2013 for pools and spas.
The original ADA Compliance deadline of March 15, 2012 has been extended to January 31, 2013 for existing pools and spas. For new construction/remodels - pool lifts must be installed prior to completion of project. The Final Rule granting the extension is intended to allow pool owners and operators additional time to fully comply with the ADA law. A copy of the DOJ Final Rule granting the extension can be downloaded at from the ADA website.
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U.S. Department of Justice
2010 ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE
DESIGN
Additional Pool Lift InformationOn July 26, 2010, the US Department of Justice released updated ADA
Standards for Accessible Design. Please browse our selection of ADA approved pool lifts, or if you are interested in learning more about ADA requirements, click our resources tab above. Among the updates for a number of
facility types were new requirements specifically for public swimming
pools. The level of accessibility depends on the size and type of the
pool. For pools under 300 linear feet in size, the ADA Standard for
Accessible Design calls for one means of access, which must be either
ADA-compliant swimming pool lifts or a sloped entry. Pools with greater than 300
linear feet of pool wall must also have a second means of access. This
second means can either be another chair lift or ramp, or it can also be a
transfer wall, a transfer system or pool stairs.
This new legislation was initially passed on July 23, 2010 and became law on September 15, 2010 after being published in the Federal Register. This new legislation requires commercial swimming pools to institute approved means of access for their pools (pool lifts and/or a sloped entry) on or before March 15, 2012 - now extended to January 31, 2013.
Browse our complete selection of pool lifts from top of the line manufacturers like Global Lift Corp and SR Smith.
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