Persistent lobbying by the lodging industry paid off this week when the U.S. Department of Justice relented and gave hotels until next year to install permanent pool lifts for the disabled. Hotels ...

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.

Various manufacturers offer pool lifts ranging from simple manual slings powered with water pressure to complex battery-powered lifts operated by radio remote control; Spectrum Products, Missoula, ...

Five new lawsuits were recently filed against hotels under the recently-effective pool lift regulation. Four of the lawsuits were filed on June 14 in federal court in Minneapolis and a fifth in ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Owners and managers of swimming pools at hotels, city recreation centers and public parks are scrambling to install mechanical chair lifts to comply with new federal requirements that ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) Hotels along the Grand Strand are on edge as the deadline for putting in pool lifts is less than two weeks away. Some hotels are waiting for more information about what is ...

St. Mary Mercy Livonia announced that it has received a $16,928 grant from HomeServe Cares Foundation to purchase and install two new self-operable lifts that allow people with limited mobility to ...