Because the Americans with Disabilities Act is civil rights law, compliance with and enforcement of its implementing regulations, including its guidelines for new construction and alterations, is not overseen by a local building code official but is exercised through private suit or by specified federal agencies when discrimination – or the probability of discrimination on the basis of disability – is alleged.
Original article: Who enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act’s architectural g...
Published on March 22, 2013 11:15