[Moo] Business Stuff

[Ryan Snead]

As I said before Lewin, your comments are appreciated as is Baroness Annejke
offer to assist with ADA assessments of meeting sites (possibly including
private residences). I'm bringing some of my research on the DoJ site to the
meeting tonight for people who are interested in learning more. We're all
learning a lot today.

Iustinos

On 6/6/07, Lewindepartone at aol.com <Lewindepartone at aol.com> wrote:

>  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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