[SportsandRec] an ADA question

[Kelly Thornbury]

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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