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Enough is enough!
July 18, 2012 | AAPD
A coalition of disability rights groups – including ADAPT, the American Association of People with Disabilities, National Council on Independent Living, the National Disability Rights Network, and over 50 local and state disability rights groups and service providers – are leading a campaign to push back against the hotel industry's attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act. This campaign includes a boycott, media campaign, direct action and continued efforts to to educate regulators, lawmakers, and appointed officials on this issue.
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In 10 days we’ll celebrate 22 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Believe it or not, our civil rights are under attack!!!
That’s right. The hotel industry and their high-paid lobbyists are spending their summer trying to ruin ours—trying to get out of making their pools accessible and pushing Congress to help them do it.
They call themselves the “hospitality” industry but this is NOT hospitality for millions of people with disabilities.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association are leading the charge to roll back the ADA.
We’ll lead the charge and roll the lobbyists right back!!
CONTACT the hotel lobbyists and tell them to cease their attacks on the ADA!
TAKE THIS ACTION NOW!!
For more information, check out our coalition campaign website.
BOYCOTT the hotels that the groups’ leaders own. The groups’ executive committees are keeping up the fight against our rights—we’re NOT going to reward them with our business! Check out our Speak Out page for a list of hotels to avoid.
SHOW THE HOTELS THAT ACCESSIBILITY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS; FIGHTING AGAINST US IS NOT: when booking hotels call and ask if they have a pool and if so do they have a fixed or portable lift. If they don’t, bring your business elsewhere. When you find a hotel with a pool lift, post it on our Facebook page.
SHOW THE FULL POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY—GET YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ON BOARD!!!!






























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