Questions and Answers: Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations

6. What if I can’t afford to install a fixed lift in my pool, or it would be difficult to do so?

In that case, installation is not required. If it is not readily achievable for a business to provide a fixed lift – that is, if it would be too difficult or expensive to make these changes – then a business may use other ways, such as a non-fixed lift, to provide access to the pool. If it is not readily achievable to provide access to the existing pool, even by way of a non-fixed lift, the business need not do so. Nonetheless, it should make a plan to achieve compliance with the pool access requirements when doing so becomes readily achievable.