ADA Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision

Architectural Barriers. Assuming your place of lodging is not subject to the new construction and alteration provisions (discussed below), you must remove barriers to access for people with disabilities when it is ‘readily achievable’ for you to do so. The term ‘readily achievable’ means “easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense.” The Department of Justice’s title III regulation lists factors to determine whether an action is readily achievable. 28 C.F.R. § 36.104.