Attorney Couple Defends ADA Lawsuits as Civil Rights Push

[mark handler]

SB1186Tried uploading a pdf copy, my IT security just denied it. email me at jdfruit@gmail.com and I will send to you

Try:

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1186

 

[kilitact]

if I'm understanding this bill when a person applies for a business license they are suppose to be given educational material that explains their responsibilities in regards to ADA. What appears to be lacking is notification, education to existing building owners and business or should this be part of the boards responsibility in providing educational material to the public?

 

[jdfruit]

kilitact; you are correct about education efforts. Recently I was part of a team that put on free sessions for various business associations and orgs. The attendance was dismal at best with only a handful of people there, most just being presented with demand letters or going through lawsuits. The only questions posed after the talks centered on "how do I get out of this?", not on how to provide access for the building. In a dozen sessions, attendance was about 100 total overall in a city with over 800,000 people. Even the notices required for lease tenancies are not read but a few times in the thousands handed out on a yearly basis. Apparently they are just "stuck in the stack" for signatures during the lease transaction.

Better methods for outreach are definitely required for public awareness.