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Disabled Access Counseling and Litigation
Wendel Rosen provides experienced legal counsel to guide
its clients through the complex legal requirements related
to equal access to public accomodations and businesses for
individuals with disabilities. The firm also represents businesses,
property owners, and tenants in Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) related lawsuits.
The ADA and the related, but materially different, California
Unruh Civil Rights Act impose duties and responsibilities
on those who invite members of the public into their business
or property. These laws require that individuals with disabilities
be provided equal access to and throughout public areas of
a business as well as to all services provided at the business.
Firm attorneys are experienced in helping businesses develop
plans to address these issues prior to notification or a complaint
from a disabled potential customer or an attorney.
When Wendel Rosen's clients are sued for alleged ADA violations,
the firm aggressively analyzes whether its clients are in
compliance with accessibility requirements and moves to dismiss
meritless lawsuits. Additionally, the firm finds economically
efficient solutions to eliminating the barriers that prevent
full and equal access. Prompt, focused attention is key to
addressing ADA access issues.
The firm has counseled clients that include restaurants owners,
commercial building owners, national retail operators in regional
shopping centers, health care providers, homebuilders, tire
store franchisees, and others. Accessibility issues can consist
of any number of matters including, sidewalk and driveway
slopes, proper height for sales and restaurant counters, entry
steps to buildings that prevent equal access, restroom accessibility
and adequate paths of travel throughout businesses open to
the public.
Solutions can include developing accessible paths of travel
through business establishments, addressing accessibility
issues in restrooms by relocating or installing fixtures,
installing proper signage, offering Braille signs for visually
impaired persons, or providing disabled accessible parking
spaces. In other cases, the issues may involve more complicated
solutions, such as installation of a ramp or lift to provide
access or business operation changes. In either situation,
Wendel Rosen can help guide clients to a workable solution.
Articles:
"ADA
Lawsuits: Don't Get Mad Get Smart"
"Nortorious
Disabled Litigant Entitled to Pursue Access Lawsuits"
"Are You at
Risk? How to Protect Yourself from ADA Lawsuits"
"How Disability Access Lawsuits Impact Businesses"
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