New Obama ADA rule forces gyms to provide wheelchair accessible equipment

[Soul Crusher]

Gyms – at least one of each type of exercise machine must be positioned for use by a person in a wheelchair.

Can someone explain to me how this works in a weight room w limited space?  




http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-disability-regs-limit-slope-mini-golf-holes-require-businesses-admit-mini-horses

[Nails]

OH man, Coach will have to shut down his garage , and he just opened it last month , damn there goes his summer

[Nails]

Does that include a squat rack and leg extension machine???

[Soul Crusher]

Does that include a squat rack and leg extension machine???

How about the hack squat machine, calf raise, T-Bar Row, etc?   

[Iceman1981]

Does that include a squat rack and leg extension machine???

Actually, there are people in wheelchairs who can still squat and use the leg extension. They just can't walk on their own, but they still have strength in their legs to do basic movements. I've seen a few guys at the gym do this.

[Schmoff]

OH man, Coach will have to shut down his garage , and he just opened it last month , damn there goes his summer

 

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Gyms – at least one of each type of exercise machine must be positioned for use by a person in a wheelchair.


http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-disability-regs-limit-slope-mini-golf-holes-require-businesses-admit-mini-horses




Can someone explain to me how this works in a weight room w limited space? 

That rule from the ADA has actually been around for a number of years.  Nothing new, nothing to see, and nothing to bitch about.

[dr.chimps]

Never seen a wheelchair-bound person in my gym. Life is their workout, I figure. But, you carry on with the butthurt.   

[Soul Crusher]

Never seen a wheelchair-bound person in my gym. Life is their workout, I figure. But, you carry on with the butthurt.   

Its not only gyms obama is trying to regulate, he is going after mini-golf, saunas, pools, etc.  Click through the link. 

[dr.chimps]

Its not only gyms obama is trying to regulate, he is going after mini-golf, saunas, pools, etc.  Click through the link. 

And yesterday it was death panels. And tomorrow you'll be bitching about something else. Grab a fresh tampon.

[Heywood]

What this should tell you is that Obama can cause a lot of hassle for everyone even with no Congressional action.

He can nitpick everything in our lives, including our tax returns -- all without Congress' okay.  Too many people think Congress can keep him in line, and it ain't so.

[The Showstoppa]

Make fun of it all you want, but a lot of mom and pop gyms that are already in trouble won't be able to do this.  Same with putt-putt, many golf courses, etc...

[Coach is Back!]

Fuck Obama.

[The Showstoppa]

Fuck Obama.

 

[Soul Crusher]

Fuck Obama.

x 1,567,786

[deadz]

Oslama is a fucking c unt! HTH!

[Iceman1981]

i have seen a one legged guy in the gym, he didnt need wheelchair.

i mean, why dont obama have some gyms built for disabled people only instead?

Those gyms won't last. Not enough disabled people to join gyms and make money.

[Schmoff]

 

[BB]

Make fun of it all you want, but a lot of mom and pop gyms that are already in trouble won't be able to do this.  Same with putt-putt, many golf courses, etc...

This is very true, if it is just respacing the equipment to accommodate chairs, etc..... they might be able to do it, but if they have to buy special stations, they're in a tough spot. For instance, handicapped modified benches are usually $2000 - 3000, I imagine other modified equipment is priced similar.

Here, toward the middle of the page, is a suggested gym lay out to meet the guidelines -

http://www.access-board.gov/recreation/guides/sports.htm .

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[Soul Crusher]

This is very true, if it is just respacing the equipment to accommodate chairs, etc..... they might be able to do it, but if they have to buy special stations, they're in a tough spot. For instance, handicapped modified benches are usually $2000 - 3000, I imagine other modified equipment is priced similar.

Here, toward the middle of the page, is a suggested gym lay out to meet the guidelines -

http://www.access-board.gov/recreation/guides/sports.htm .

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These pieces of shit in the govt cant even balance their own damn books yet they think they know how to run a gym. 

Incredible.  99.5% of te people have to be inconvienced for .05%.   Ridiculous.

[Nails]

Am i not suppose to take a piss in the handicap Stalls  

i always go for those first because its wider, they tend to make the other stalls more narrow to make the cripples stall bigger ... oh well at least dude is in a chair sitting outside waiting for me to finish my shit,

[BB]

Am i not suppose to take a piss in the handicap Stalls 

i always go for those first because its wider,

Fuck yes, the leg room in those things is awesome.

[tonymctones]

Those gyms won't last. Not enough disabled people to join gyms and make money.

yet apparently there are enough to regulate that gyms already in business must accomadate them in every way...

this speaks to the heart of liberal logic...

[SF1900]

Fuck Obama.

Yeah, how horrific to make gyms wheelchair accessible so people who were born with no legs or can't walk can work out and reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

Obviously, you have no empathy for people with physical disabilities.

Might as well get rid of all ramps and elevators so people who cant walk CANT GO ANYWHERE!!! JUST LET THEM SIT HOME EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIVES.

FILT!

[tonymctones]

Yeah, how horrific to make gyms wheelchair accessible so people who were born with no legs or can't walk can work out and reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

Obviously, you have no empathy for people with physical disabilities.

Might as well get rid of all ramps and elevators so people who cant walk CANT GO ANYWHERE!!! JUST LET THEM SIT HOME EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIVES.

FILT!

nobody is talking about ramps bud, they are talking about equipment...

does the govt regulate that car makers must make factory cars that are for the disabled?

Some gym equipment doesnt suit me b/c of angles, length of limbs etc.

Should the govt regulate that gyms need to have pieces of equipment for ppl of all sizes too?

this is fuking ridiculous.