Reply #39: I have heard this from other friends with disabilities [View All]

[southlandshari]

And we just agree to disagree (agreeably, of course!). I was paralyzed from the neck down for several months, and was incredibly frustrated by noncompliance with the ADA when it came to doorway size and entrance access (no ramps).

I've also had quite a bit of experience in home repair and renovation, and it is rarely very expensive to widen doorways or add entry ramps. I can see how adding an elevator would be a big ticket item, but that something that would not usually fall to a small business owner.

I acknowledge there are exceptions to every rule, and there are undoubtedly SOME small business owners that encounter some real difficulty in complying, but for every one of those, I think there are scores more that complain about the hardship without even knowing what ADA compliance would actually cost them.