{"id":"7dea07ac-6960-48bf-8643-40025f742e91","task":"Determine ADA accessibility requirements for public pools (lifts, sloped entries)","domain":"accessibility-compliance","steps":["Confirm the pool qualifies as a 'place of public accommodation' under Title III of the ADA (most public, hotel, and health-club pools qualify; a purely residential pool does not).","Check 2010 ADA Standards §242: pools with 300 or more linear feet of pool wall need at least two accessible means of entry (at least one must be a sloped entry or pool lift); smaller pools need at least one accessible entry.","Check §1009 for the technical specifications governing pool lifts, sloped entries, transfer walls/systems, and pool stairs.","For spas, confirm at least one accessible entry (transfer wall, transfer system, or lift) is provided; for wading pools, confirm a sloped entry is provided.","Review ADA.gov's guidance on the compliance-extension history for existing pools, since the retrofit timeline for existing facilities differed from the rule for new construction/alterations."],"gotchas":["New construction/altered pools must fully meet §242/§1009, while existing pools generally only need to comply to the extent 'readily achievable' — don't apply the new-construction standard to an unaltered existing facility without checking which obligation actually applies.","A portable pool lift that meets the technical specs must actually be present, unlocked, and functional whenever the pool is open to patrons — owning a lift that is broken or kept in storage does not satisfy the standard."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7dea07ac-6960-48bf-8643-40025f742e91"}