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 ...

BATAVIA — People supported by Arc GLOW can safely participate in aquatic recreation, thanks recent support from the Batavia Rotary Club. A grant from the club was used to purchase a new portable pool ...

The U.S. Department of Justice in July 2010 released updated standards, which required the pool lifts this year by March 16. Most hotels and other businesses that bought lifts interpreted the law to ...

Local communities and businesses are preparing for a federal deadline that requires all swimming pools open to the public be wheelchair-accessible. “This is not much of an issue for us,” said Nancy ...

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 ...