A loosely written new federal requirement that by May 21 all public pools must be outfitted with permanent wheelchair lifts — if readily achievable — has caused confusion among local hotel operators.

A looming deadline for hotels to install permanent lifts on all their pools and Jacuzzis to accommodate disabled guests is becoming a growing source of aggravation for many U.S. hoteliers. But to Irv ...

Your hotel, health club and neighborhood pool can remain open this weekend without fear of violating the law. The Justice Department said Thursday it is delaying for ...

HAWAII (KHON2) — The handicapped pool chair lifts at the Kawamoto Swim Stadium and the NAS Swimming Pool are both out of service due to a vandalism incident, according to the Hawaii County Department ...

Advocates for the disabled are calling for a boycott of certain hotel companies, saying the lodging industry is attempting to undermine equal access to hotels’ swimming pools. A federal regulation ...

Robin Taylor, an owner at the Brigantine Aquatic Center whose facility purchased a lift in anticipation of the regulation, said she believes the lift likely will sit unused, not because the center ...

PAXTON — Plans are under way to make the public swimming pool at Coady Park more handicapped-accessible using the $37,000 left over from a community fundraiser. After the pool had been closed for the ...