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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Where are the lawsuits?
Scale
07 to 13
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28 to 41
41 to 53
53 to 76
76 to 99
99 to 156
156 to 223
223 to 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
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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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