WE CAN’T AFFORD TO *NOT* MAKE OUR CITIES

MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Myth #1: The ADA hurts small businesses.

Keeping a building up to code over a half century easily costs a total $250,000.

A tiny fraction of that, $25,000, to improve accessibility could bring in hundreds, or even thousands, of new customers who can now access the diner. Remember, one in four people has some kind of disability.

An accessible business allows the business owner to retain veteran, valuable employees who otherwise may have to retire well before their prime if they become disabled.

When factored into the many costs of doing business, accommodating people with disabilities is not an onerous expense.

And with a rapidly aging America and more people with disabilities joining the workforce, it is both the right and, likely, profitable thing to do.