Expert Witness - Swimming Pool & Spa, Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA requires that swimming pools be designed to allow a person with disabilities to enter and exit the swimming pool or spa, on their own and without the assistance of others.
This is easily achieved through the installation of a lift. Lifts are electric, hydraulic or battery powered. They must be in place and available for use at all times. They are UGLY and can potentially become an obstruction on the pool deck, in violation of other portions of the ADA.
The alternative is an innovative design, that allows the person with disabilities to walk or roll right into the water. It is a ramp or beach entry, that gently slopes into the water. This is aesthetically pleasing and a creative solution to the hideous deck mounted chair or sling lifts.
Paolo Benedetti
Aquatic Artist, Watershape Consultant, Expert Witness
"Creating water as art."™
Aquatic Technology Pool and Spa
©www.aquatictechnology.com
The ADA requires that swimming pools be designed to allow a person with disabilities to enter and exit the swimming pool or spa, on their own and without the assistance of others.
This is easily achieved through the installation of a lift. Lifts are electric, hydraulic or battery powered. They must be in place and available for use at all times. They are UGLY and can potentially become an obstruction on the pool deck, in violation of other portions of the ADA.
The alternative is an innovative design, that allows the person with disabilities to walk or roll right into the water. It is a ramp or beach entry, that gently slopes into the water. This is aesthetically pleasing and a creative solution to the hideous deck mounted chair or sling lifts.
Paolo Benedetti
Aquatic Artist, Watershape Consultant, Expert Witness
"Creating water as art."™
Aquatic Technology Pool and Spa
©www.aquatictechnology.com
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