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Attendees with Disabilities Are Rising; Are We Ready?
February 17, 2009
Planners may not think much--or often--about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but it¿s a law that, if ignored, can add thousands of dollars in liability penalties to any meeting. Since the beginning of 2009, two New York City hotels have settled with the U.S. Department of Justice over instances of ADA non-compliance, while five more have been sued by the DOJ. In Dayton, OH, a business conducting one-day workshops was found in non-compliance for not providing a qualified sign language interpreter, and a Los Angeles massage company settled after refusing services to an HIV sufferer.
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