Who Are The Police of Wheelchair Accessibility Laws?
All people with disabilities are the police. Every person with a disability has the right to use the Federal Court system to get owners to make buildings accessible AND there are no costs. However, a person with a disability is required to compel a building owner to bring a building to standards. Without someone making an accessibility complaint the system does not work. Who Foots the Bill For Wheelchair Accessibility? The owner(s) of buildings that are not ADA accessible pay in the end. There are attorneys who will take on cases and experts who will work with the attorneys all at no charge to the complaining party. Their fees are paid by the owners of the buildings. But unfortunately, it does not always result in an accessible building. There are pitfalls in this system. This occurs when the lawyer is only interested in his fee and the owner does not want to spend the money for compliance, so fees are paid, a few non-compliant issues are fixed, and the Federal Court case is settled. I
