Pool Lifts

ADA Handicap Pool Lifts

What Makes a Pool Lift ADA Compliant?

1. Meet ADA equipment service requirements

The "Maintenance of Accessible Features" provision states that “a public accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.” In simple terms, your accessibility equipment, be it a lift or transfer system, must be maintained to function properly.

 

2. Be an approved means of access

There are five approved means of access. Pool lifts and sloped entries (ramps) are the two primary means of access for bodies of water. The approved secondary means of access are transfer walls, Transfer systems and stairs. Pool lifts and sloped entries may also be used to meet secondary means of access requirements on large bodies of water.

 

3. Meet specific requirements for bodies of water

Both Title II and III entities are required to provide “accessible means of entry for all bodies of water”. Bodies of water 300 linear feet and under are required to provide 1 means of access of which must be a primary means (lift or sloped entry). Bodies of water greater than 300 linear feet are required to provide 2 means of access, a primary and a secondary, which can be any of the five approved means of access.

 

Wave pools, lazy rivers, sand bottom pools, and other pools where user access is limited to one area shall not be required to provide more than one accessible means of entry, provided that the accessible means of entry is a pool lift. We recommend checking the Federal ADA requirements to find the most accurate information regarding your pool lift needs.

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