ADA Compliance and Accessibility of Fitness Facilities in Western Wisconsin
Author(s) -
Marquell Johnson,
Hannah Stoelzle,
Kristi Finco,
Sadie Foss,
Katie Carstens
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.1310/sci1804-340
Subject(s) - desk , physical fitness , medicine , compliance (psychology) , gerontology , rural area , physical therapy , psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , social psychology , pathology
The study expands the research on fitness facility accessibility by determining how compliant fitness facilities in rural western Wisconsin were with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Comparisons were made with 4 other studies that were conducted in different geographical regions. The study also examined fitness professionals' disability knowledge and awareness.
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