ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities

Instructions

The publication consists of three parts: (1) the Introduction and Instructions; (2) Survey Tools and Techniques; (3) the ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities. The Introduction and Instructions explain the purpose and uses of this form and explain how to complete the Checklist. Survey Tools and Techniques explains how to make certain measurements required to complete the Checklist. The Checklist contains common ADA problems identified during surveys of lodging facilities and will help you to determine if these problems exist at your lodging facility.

To use this survey most effectively, you should:

• Be familiar with the ADA Regulations including the ADA Standards. For a free copy of the regulations, call the ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 (voice) 1-800-514-0383 (TTY). Other helpful ADA publications relating to lodging facilities are also available free of charge.

• Inspect the facility. You cannot complete the Checklist without conducting an on-site inspection of the facility to make visual observations and take specific measurements. The Survey Tools and Techniques section of this publication explains how to make certain measurements required to determine if a facility meets ADA requirements.

• Complete the ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities. The Checklist describes some of the most common accessibility problems at lodging facilities. If you cannot answer "Yes" or "Not Applicable" ("N/A") to all of the questions on the Checklist, then your lodging facility does not comply with the ADA requirements, and all problems must be fixed.

Questions concerning this publication, requests for free copies of this publication or copies of the ADA Standards, and general or technical questions about ADA requirements should be directed to:

The ADA Information Line (800) 514-0301 voice (800) 514-0383 TTY

ADA information is also available on the Justice Department's ADA Home Page on the Internet at www.ada.gov.