The Development of the Modern Day Courtroom Lift

Article By: Don Oehrlein, Lift-U Division of Hogan Mfg., Inc.
Date: 11/28/11

Courtroom Lifts came into being in the mid-1990s to meet the newly implemented ADA requirements of providing accessibility in public buildings. Most lift installations were designed on-site and installed without a lot of coordination between the architect, the lift manufacturer, and the millwork contractor. The lifts were often unreliable for a number of reasons, causing Court Administrators to form negative opinions about Courtroom Lifts.
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THE NEW STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY TO COURTROOMS

The Department of Justice and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Revised the Standards for Accessible design on September 15, 2010.
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ASME A18.1 – 2008 Proposed Revisions

The ASME A18.1 Main Committee Proposed Revisions

The ASME A18.1 Main Committee held a meeting in May 2011 in which the final technical provisions were approved for the next version of ASME A18.1 set for publication in December 2011.

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Enforcing the ADA

A Status Report from the Department of Justice

 
This Status Report covers the ADA activities of the Department of Justice during the third quarter (July – September) of 2010. This report, previous status reports, and a wide range of other ADA information, including the consent decrees and formal settlement agreements mentioned in this report, are available through the Department’s ADA Home Page at www.ada.gov.