Anthony, if a building was built before a certain date, they're  
grandfathered under the ADA and don't have to build such things a  
roll-in showers.  In fact, I think the minimum requirement is that  
the apartment is accessible, not that the kitchen or bathroom has to  
have handicapped-accessible equipment.  I have a bathtub and not a  
roll-in shower in my apartment and my kitchen counters and stove  
aren't lowered for wheelchair users, and the top cabinets wouldn't be  
accessible if I couldn't stand to put my dishes away.

Kat


On 26 Mar 2006, at 02:14, Anthony Arnold wrote:

> Friends,
>
>
>
> I definitely don't know all the details here, and I don't know what  
> the
> Americans with Disabilities Act reads, and I'm sure that most of  
> you have
> more knowledge behind the act.  However a local guy just purchased and
> turned a older building into apartments, and he has a few units  
> wheelchair
> accessible just like what he is required to do.  He had a open  
> house today,
> and my parents went to see it just for the fun of going, but  
> however they
> were surprised at his bathroom in the wheelchair accessible unit,  
> it has a
> bathtub instead of a roll-in shower.  My dad personally knows the  
> guy, so he
> questioned him on why he did a bathtub instead of a roll-in  
> shower.  He
> responded saying that's what the ADA requires, which seems weird to my
> parents, so I told them I would e-mail you guys to see what's up  
> with this.
> This isn't the first time we have wondered about the Americans with
> Disabilities Act.  Don't get me wrong, it's great but parts of it  
> are really
> questionable.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony
>
>