It's not déjà vu, but it does seem like we've been here before. Fresh from an industry-shaking experience with VGB, another government mandate has arrived which will force public pool operators to spend money on pool equipment/alterations they hadn't planned for. This one's called ADA. Read more Aqua Magazine article here.
For instance, did you know that the deepest water that an ADA-compliant ramp can let out into is.... (drum roll please) 30".
Most pools start at 3' or 3.5' deep, so this is a rule destined to drive people to choose lifts instead of ramps to be considered ADA compliant.
More aquatic therapy data here.
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