Calling all cars, calling all cars...can anyone answer this?
I went into the "Preview Center" of "Gold's Gym" which is now 'Urban Active Fitness' on Holland Sylvania Road to get the skinny on what their facility offers. (I drew the short straw in my family, everyone wanted information but someone had to agree to go and get it....)
It's an 8 million dollar facility, and has all the bells and whistles EXCEPT an elevator to get to the 2nd floor.
I asked, as I have an elderly mother whose a bit handicapped, who their market is -- they boast a facility for everyone. When I asked why they have no provisions for getting those who can't hike the stairs easily up there, they told me that 'because they are so big, they are exempt' from having to have an elevator or escalator to get patrons to the 2nd floor who are elderly, special needs etc...
They said everything a patron could need was on both floors. When I pointed out particulars of how that wasn't true, they were adament that they were excluded from having to be ADA compliant -- Anyone got any idea if that is true? Just curious...
Why would anyone build an 8million dollar facility that can't accomodate elderly, special needs, wheel chairs or handicapped?
Do they have to be ADA compliant?
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