[Moo] Business Stuff

[Lewindepartone at aol.com]

Just so everyone knows i was not bringing this up to be a stick in the  mud.  
just trying to help.
 
Lewin
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2007 5:27:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lghthse at verizon.net writes:

The ADA  requirements are for 'official' business meetings because you  are
representing the SCA, Inc.  If you have other questions I will be  happy to
answer them.  I do ADA assessments for Non-profits and for  businesses as
well as work on and for the Commonwealth and the Fed. Gov. on  ADA
requirements  and complaints.  I have offered to do this for  the SCA and for
the Kingdom and local groups for free, but have never been  given an answer.
If you go to an assessor for a site it is often $1200 for  a consult.  Yes,
each site has to be ADA, including Coopers (I have  been helping them get
compliant for the past 5 years).  Some people  will tell you: 

1) it is grandfathered -- Nothing is grandfathered in  the ADA (Jamestown and
Williamsburg had to become compliant).   

2) it is the job and responsibility of the place we rent to be  compliant we
don't have to worry about it -- if we rent a place knowing it  is not
compliant we are guilty in the eyes of the ADA for not providing a  safe
site.  

3) Would we as a group meet or rent a place that  is not ADA -- you BET'CHA.
We have done it since the founding of the  kingdom/group.  These rules have
been in place since the 70's.   

4) Does it make a difference to the fun the citizens of the kingdom  have at
an event? -- If I can't walk it or move my scooter safely through  the site I
can't come and that ruins my fun and others like me that are  citizens of the
kingdom.  If we are using a campground I have to email  or call the autocrat
and ask if the site is ADA safe and compliant and most  of the time I don't
get an answer because they don't know what it  means.

5) I consider it a win for the ADA that I have finally gotten  most people
aware that you cannot, by law, block a parking spot, cover the  signs, or
otherwise not try to reserve them for royalty or others coming to  an event.
Now to teach them that handicap stalls are needed by the disabled  to go to
the bathroom in, not just for changing areas.

Sorry for the  rant but I am more than happy to help with this.  Someone just
needs  to ask.

Annejke
Disability Services Board for the Commonwealth of  VA

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