ADA Swimming Pool Lift Chair Compliance

Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2011/10/11 - Updated: 2022/06/22
Topic: Transfer Hoists and Lifts - Publications List

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Synopsis: Information and new regulations regarding ADA swimming pool and spa compliance access for persons with disabilities. All swimming pools and spas that receive government funding or membership dues must install a pool lift or sloped entry that complies with ADA regulations.

Introduction

The American Disability Act's part relating to public swimming pools and spas states that all such public facilities will, from March 15, 2012, be required to install assisted entry systems to enable people with disabilities to gain independent access to such facilities.

Main Item

All swimming pools and spas that receive government funding or membership dues must install a pool lift or sloped entry that complies with ADA regulations, according to the earlier 2010 Standard for Accessible Design rulings.

All public swimming pools and spas will be required to install pool lift chairs, and sloped entry points to enable people with handicaps and disabilities to access the facility.

Any pool with a perimeter wall greater than 300 linear feet will legally require two access points, while smaller pools need only one.

Access points for larger pools may consist of a pool lift chair and a sloped entry or a transfer wall or portable staircase.

Spas must have either ADA-compliant pool lift chairs, a transfer wall, or a sloped entry.

All pool lifts and pool lift chairs, to be considered ADA compliant, must conform to the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design:

Author Credentials: Ian is an Australian-born writer, editor, and advocate who currently resides in Montreal, Canada. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.

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