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		<title>When ADA Calls: Responding to a Complaint</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/08/when-ada-calls-responding-to-a-complaint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a repost from [www.facililities.net]. I&#8217;m Dan Hounsell, editor of Maintenance Solutions magazine. Today&#8217;s topic is, responding to an ADA notification. If an institutional or commercial facility receives notification of a violation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that means either a complaint has been filed in federal court or, the U.S. Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle&#8217;s Attempt to Appeal ADA Lawsuit Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following an on-going Chipotle case as covered previously: Chipotle Deprived Disabled of Food View [From San Francisco Chronicle: Chipotle and Disabled Rights Lawsuit] WASHINGTON &#8212; The Supreme Court won&#8217;t stop a disabled man&#8217;s lawsuit against Chipotle Mexican Grill for having counters too high for a person in a wheelchair. The high court on Monday refused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Requires Proactive Approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This article from facilitiesnet.com which is geared towards property managers is a short article on ADA compliance.  The most interesting point, I thought, was that for ADA compliance should be proactive because waiting for a lawsuit to be filed could mean that a manager would lose control over the process. The issue of accessibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ Settles with Virginia Health System on ADA Compliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just in. The Virginal Health Care system has agreed to pay 25k to two individuals for their lack of assisted listening device compliance. Under the ADA all goods ands services need to be accessible. So if you offer a good or service, make sure it is available to everyone! The number of assisted listening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Compliance Options: Why CASp?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who don&#8217;t know, CASp stands for Certified Access Specialist. The short version of this history is that the California Senate passed a bill, SB 1608, which altered the nature of ADA compliance requirements for businesses.  This was an ambitious bill, pushed forward mainly by the California Chamber of Commerce.  SB 1608 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Foibles 7: Policy is Important</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at Rule 6. It includes the text &#8220;SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES PROHIBITED.&#8221; Does that include powered wheelchairs? It&#8217;s important to be careful with your signs, printed materials, and policies. Discriminiatory verbage hurts your loyal customers &#8212; even if they&#8217;re too polite or shy to say anything &#8212; and can make you look very bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incomplete ADA Inspections: A Bad Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/02/incomplete-ada-inspections-a-bad-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following quote is from an article on ADA compliance. The quote tells a familiar story, where one owner of a hotel was sued more than once for different ADA compliance issues. The first time he was threatened with a lawsuit, he settled and fixed that one issue. Later, he was sued again, and fought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service Animals Defined only as Dogs, Confusion</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/02/service-animals-defined-only-as-dogs-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/02/service-animals-defined-only-as-dogs-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great example of how the government regulations do not take into account the needs of those whom they are trying to protect. As you may or may not know, Title III of the ADA effects places of public accommodation, basically businesses. For your average small business owner, this is too much information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Reaches Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement with H&amp;R Block</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/02/justice-department-reaches-americans-with-disabilities-act-settlement-with-hr-block/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ytaccess.com/2011/02/justice-department-reaches-americans-with-disabilities-act-settlement-with-hr-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[H&#038;R Block was sued by the Department of Justice for not providing assisted listening devices or interpreters for their tax preparation classes. As we have been advising businesses, it has been coming. For your information (at least in California) Business Occupancy type B counts as an Assembly Area (type A) if there are 50 or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming ADA Seminar @ Culver City!</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2010/09/upcoming-ada-seminar-culver-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ytaccess.com/2010/09/upcoming-ada-seminar-culver-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your Business ADA Compliant? Learn about the legal liability your business has if it is not ADA Compliant. Don&#8217;t get slapped with a lawsuit over something you could have prevented! Hosted at Four Points Sheraton (5990 Green Valley Circle in Culver City, CA) on Oct 6 @ 730am. Click on the link below to [...]]]></description>
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