The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 required public buildings, schools, libraries, restaurants and office buildings to provide wide doors and ramps to allow accessibility for people who are blind, deaf or in wheelchairs equally. Interestingly enough, health clubs are rarely set up to allow the 49.7 million Americans (as of the 2000 Census) estimated to be in wheelchairs, blind or otherwise physically or mentally impaired. There are a handful of gyms that are accessible for wheelchair bound patrons, but many gyms have equipment placed too close together to allow wheelchairs to navigate around them. Fewer have Braille imprinted on … Continue reading →