A loosely written new federal requirement that by May 21 all public pools must be outfitted with permanent wheelchair lifts — if readily achievable — has caused confusion among local hotel operators.

— -- Many hotels are faced with making improvements to pools by Thursday or falling out of compliance with the latest accessibility laws for disabled people. Hoteliers must have pool lifts to ...

A looming deadline for hotels to install permanent lifts on all their pools and Jacuzzis to accommodate disabled guests is becoming a growing source of aggravation for many U.S. hoteliers. But to Irv ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SwimmingPoolSigns.com has launched a new sign to raise awareness about the newly-mandated accessible pool lifts that allow hotel guests with disabilities to easily enter and ...

With the summer pool season approaching, a battle is brewing between advocates for disabled Americans and hotel owners over how to make public swimming pools more accessible to people with ...

Persistent lobbying by the lodging industry paid off this week when the U.S. Department of Justice relented and gave hotels until next year to install permanent pool lifts for the disabled. Hotels ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) All commercial pools across the nation are mandated by federal law to install a permanent chair lift to their pool by May 21st. The Justice Department announced March 15th that ...

Washington, DC (USA Today) -- Many hotels are faced with making improvements to pools by Thursday or falling out of compliance with the latest accessibility laws for disabled people. Hoteliers must ...