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.

— -- Many hotels are faced with making improvements to pools by Thursday or falling out of compliance with the latest accessibility laws for disabled people. Hoteliers must have pool lifts to ...

A looming deadline for hotels to install permanent lifts on all their pools and Jacuzzis to accommodate disabled guests is becoming a growing source of aggravation for many U.S. hoteliers. But to Irv ...

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 ...

It's not closing time yet for Southern Nevada's famed pool parties. The Strip's hotel-casinos got a reprieve from a federal regulation that could require them to close their pools while making ...

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 ...

This personal lift system offers a safer work option than a traditional ladder. (Photo credit: JLG Inc.) As the director of environmental health and safety at Ringling College of Art and Design, Carl ...

Washington, DC (USA Today) -- Many hotels are faced with making improvements to pools by Thursday or falling out of compliance with the latest accessibility laws for disabled people. Hoteliers must ...