The appropriate signage for accessible parking spaces includes the iconic international symbol for accessibility. The American Disability Act (ADA) was enacted in 1992 to prevent individuals with disabilities from being marginalized. The accessibility guidelines, which number in the hundreds, allow those who are blind, in wheelchairs, or disabled in other ways to experience public fixtures and businesses like everyone else. From the standpoint of a small business owner, conforming to all of the ADA's requirements is difficult and expensive. It's much more costly, however, to face litigation for failing to abide by the rules. It happens often; in fact, one Florida man sued over 1,000 public businesses and government entities for not complying with the ADA, according to WFTS Tampa Bay. Typical ADA violation lawsuits cost business owners around $15,000 in court costs and attorney fees. On the other hand, business owners can expect to earn up to $15,000 in yearly tax credits
An AMR ambulance carrying a patient leaves the scene of an emergency, en route to Parkview Medical Center. It's the situations that scare us most--injury, fire, and death--that paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) flock to. They ignore their basic human instincts to avoid danger and instead, they challenge it. In Pueblo, emergency services are carried out by the Pueblo Fire Department and AMR, a contracted ambulance company, over a jurisdiction of 46.79 square miles. There are currently 134 registered EMTs in Pueblo, and 21 of them are also certified paramedics. They answer around 15,000 calls a year, with the majority consisting of medical emergency summons. One such medical emergency occurred on Friday, July 14 at approximately 11:45 a.m. An unidentified elderly woman lost consciousness at Intellitec College and was treated onsite by a team of three paramedics and two EMTs before being rushed to Parkview Medical Center for treatment. The response