United States of America v. Hilton Worldwide Inc. - Consent Decree

(e) Within the timeframe set forth in subparagraph 15(a), HWI shall ensure that each Post-1993 Owned Hotel and Post-1993 Joint Venture Hotel has the required number of rooms for guests with hearing impairments, as set forth in ADA Standards §§ 9.1.2 and 9.1.3, that comply with ADA Standards § 9.3. Compliance with ADA Standards § 9.3 may be achieved by providing either (1) visual alarms connected to the building emergency alarm system, and visual notification devices for incoming telephone calls and door knock or bell, or (2) in the case of Post-1993 Owned Hotels and Post-1993 Joint Venture Hotels in operation as of the Consent Decree Date, portable visual notification devices for the alarm, incoming telephone calls, and door knock or bell. If HWI uses portable devices to meet these requirements, it shall have at the property the quantity of portable devices equal to the required number of rooms for guests with hearing impairments in ADA Standards §§ 9.1.2 and 9.1.3. Each Post-1993 Owned Hotel and Post-1993 Joint Venture Hotel shall also comply with all other requirements of ADA Standards § 9.3.1 ( i.e., permanently installed telephones that have volume control and an accessible electrical outlet within 4 ft. of a telephone connection).

HWI shall ensure that each Post-1993 Owned Hotel and Post-1993 Joint Venture Hotel constructed for first occupancy after the Consent Decree Date has the required number of rooms, as set forth in ADA Standards §§ 9.1.2 and 9.1.3, that have visual alarms connected to the building emergency alarm system, and visual notification devices for incoming telephone calls and door knock or bell.