ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities

A. If the building has an audible fire alarm system, do each of the following rooms in the hotel have a visual alarm strobe light mounted on the wall at 80" above the floor to alert deaf persons about emergency situations? [ADA Stds. 4.1.3(14)]

Lobby/front desk

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Public corridors

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Restaurants, other food service areas, and vending/ice machine areas

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Ballrooms and meeting rooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Public and employee restrooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Gift shops, newsstands, and other retail shops

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________

Accessible guestrooms/suites and additional guestrooms/suites for use by persons who are deaf or hard of hearing required by Table 9.1.3 below...

(Note: In the guestrooms/suites, this requirement may be satisfied by either a fixed strobe unit hardwired to the building-wide fire alarm system, or by a kit which contains a portable strobe unit that can plug into a 110 volt electrical outlet and is also connected by some means to the building-wide fire alarm system.)

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Other guest amenities, such as exercise/recreational areas, interior pools, business centers, and guest laundry

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Other public spaces

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________