BATAVIA — People supported by Arc GLOW can safely participate in aquatic recreation, thanks recent support from the Batavia Rotary Club. A grant from the club was used to purchase a new portable pool ...

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.

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Justice in July 2010 released updated standards, which required the pool lifts this year by March 16. Most hotels and other businesses that bought lifts interpreted the law to ...

Local communities and businesses are preparing for a federal deadline that requires all swimming pools open to the public be wheelchair-accessible. “This is not much of an issue for us,” said Nancy ...

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 ...