[SportsandRec] an ADA question
Kelly Thornbury
kthornbury at bresnan.net
Sat Apr 6 12:58:49 UTC 2024
Make an appointment with a staff member, bring a couple of those clear plastic documents protectors and some bump dots, and make your own tactile cover sheets for your favorite machines.
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> On Apr 6, 2024, at 06:24, bill kociaba via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Happy Saturday to you all!
>
> Thought I would see if any of you have had a similar situation and how much
> success you had in resolving it.
>
> I am currently training at the local YMCA and asked their "wellness
> director" about attaching a few "dots" to one of each type of cardio machine
> to get past the touch screen problem. The stair climbers and ellipticals
> have actual buttons for speed and elevation but the quick start function is
> on a touch screen. There is usually someone around to help me get started
> but that's not the point. I haven't heard back from her as of yet but am
> thinking she just blew me off as its been a couple of weeks. I don't like
> pulling the "blind card" and saying, "you have to. It's the law." But would
> like to have my facts if I have to. I realize a privately owned gym like a
> planet Fitness or La fitness might be able to say they are a private club
> and Blah, blah, blah. But wondering if a YMCA being more of a
> comunity/public facility might be some what different.
>
> Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Bill
>
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