“Black Friday” marks the beginning of the official “Holiday Shopping” season and the transition into time off with family. Whether it’s hitting the stores for great deals or hitting the road to Mom’s house for the holidays, millions of retailer’s will benefit. Retailers inherently know this, and they prepare by staging large amounts of product …
Hey Tenant, is your retail space ADA compliant?
The tenant space is an ever-evolving challenge for any national brand retailer. Retail spaces come in all shapes and sizes, and they often come with built-in-barriers — even before you take occupancy. I don’t mean to be so blunt, but I call it like I see it (or inspect it) if you will. While many …
Hey Landlord! Are your exterior common areas ADA compliant?
The majority of monthly newsletters you receive from ADA-PROS are topics that are planned months in advance, but then there are times when we deviate to address timely (and in this case glaring) access issues that exist for most of us in the retail and office industry. Three weeks ago, one of my east coast …
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Uncommon barriers and why it costs you nothing to pay attention.
The list of barriers that professional ADA activists look for is growing, and guess what? There seems to be no shortage of properties out there that have barriers that really shouldn’t be there. Over the last six months, I have been conducting an unofficial survey of uncommon barriers that continue to be the “fly in …
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It’s time for the Summer Blockbuster! (Is Your Theater Ready?)
Article written by Jonathan Hansen, Draftsman at ADACC an ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner. If a summer blockbuster reverberates throughout a movieplex and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Conversely, suppose that it doesn’t make a sound at all. A few years back, in 2011, The Artist …
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A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? Fake Service Animals A Growing Problem.
It’s an easy law to break, and thousands of pet owners do it everyday … By strapping a vest or a backpack with a “service animal” mark or emblem to their dog, anyone can bring Fido into stores and restaurants where non-service dogs are normally not allowed. This is creating growing problems for both the …
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2013 California Building Code Changes – Part 4: Parking, Striping, Signage and More.
The new 2013 California Building Code goes into effect in January 2014. As part 4 in a 6-month series on upcoming code changes, I’ll highlight some of the most important changes to the California Building Code before they become enforceable. Generally, we’re looking at the accessible elements called into question during almost every tenant improvement …
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Retailer Fights Back Against Serial Plaintiffs
Recently, I read an article written by a law firm, which tells the story of one retailer who fought back against the serial plaintiff’s that files multiple ADA lawsuits. Since I deal with these very issues on a daily basis, I was curious to see how the courts ruled in these cases. I am pleasantly …
Don’t be “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish” when performing your ADA Project.
It used to be that a property owner or manager could call up their trusted contractor and get them to seal and re-stripe their parking lot without ever having a conversation with the building department. Likewise, there was a time, not to long ago, when you could remove an asphalt built up ramp that cut …
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2013 California Building Code Changes – Part 2: Site Arrival Points
The new 2013 California Building Code goes into effect in January 2014. As part 2 of a 6-month series on upcoming code changes, I’ll highlight some of the most important changes to the California Building Code before they become enforceable. The areas we’ll focus on are the accessible elements that are called into question during almost …
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