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©2015 The McIntosh Group, LLC

Brad Gaskins, AIA, CASp, NCARB

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Ya’ll!

And I don’t speak with a drawl…

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Before we get started…

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Why are we here today?

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Timeline of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Title IEmployment

Title IIGovernment

(state and local) Title IIIPublic Accommodations

and Commercial Buildings

Title IVTelecommunications

Title VMiscellaneous

Regulations

ADA Standards

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Civil Rights Law

NOT

What is the most important thing to know about the ADA?

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NOaren’t responsible for interpreting or enforcing

the ADA

no process to obtain a

variance

What does the ADA feel like?

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It depends!

What is the most common answer to a question about

the ADA Standards?

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What must comply?

§

• ±

• ±

§

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Existing building obligations

NO

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What about Safe Harbor?

YES

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"Federal NOS: Civil Rights: ADA-Other... Court Trends & Analysis." Monitor Suite®. Web. 29 Jan. 2014. <http://www.monitorsuite.com>.

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ADA Lawsuit Trend

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

"Federal NOS: Civil Rights: ADA-Other... Court Trends & Analysis." Monitor Suite®. Web. 29 Jan. 2014. <http://www.monitorsuite.com>.

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Where are the lawsuits?

Scale

07 to 13

13 to 28

28 to 41

41 to 53

53 to 76

76 to 99

99 to 156

156 to 223

223 to 396

396+

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QuikTrip: The Consent Decree

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QuikTrip: The Result

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Burger King: July 2010

this was just 10 stores

$750,000± per store

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Burger King: October 2012

this was just 86 stores

$217,000± per store

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Starbucks

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Starbucks

To vindicate the public interest, the Justice Department may

seek civil penalties…

Not exceeding $55,000 for a first violation; and

Not exceeding $100,000 for any subsequent violation.

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Civil Penalties

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Attorney’s Fee and Costs

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ADA Lawsuit Repellent

Introducing…

How to become an unappealing target

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Demographics

Source: U .S . Census Bureau, Survey of Income

and Program Participation, May–August 2010

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Demographics

Americans with Disabilities Source: U .S . Census Bureau, Survey of Income

and Program Participation, May–August 2010

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Spending Power

Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National

Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004; Diversity, Inc,2001; Within Our Reach: Findings and

Recommendations of the National Task Force on Technology and Disability, 2000; Simmons Market Research Bureau, 2000.

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Spending Power

$220 BILLION in discretionary spending

Video courtesy of and © 2013 Guinness and Co.

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Don’t stick your head in the sand!

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Knowledge is the key!

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Questions?

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