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Accessibility Information

Property Accessibility Statement

The dwelling units are classified as single-family residential short-term rentals and are not places of public accommodation as defined under ADA Title III (42 U.S.C. § 12181). Therefore, the ADA does not apply to the private dwelling units themselves. 

We do offer an ADA accessible cabin, which is our Crockett’s Creekside Cabin. The main lodge and spa, while only available for registered guests, is ADA accessible including parking, ramps and bathrooms.

Our property consists of a main lodge (open to registered guests only) and cabins that are designated as individual, residential short term rentals and not requiring ADA compliance. However, we are making our main lodge ADA compliant as well as a new cabin. 

  • At the main lodge, we will have 2 ADA spaces on the main level and one on the lower level. No curbs. Closest to the entrance. No covered pickup/drop off. The accessible cabin will have a concrete parking pad next to the cabin and ramp to the door. 
  • We do not have covered passenger pickup/drop-off.
  • Both at the Main lodge and the accessible cabin, there is a ramp to the entrance.
  • Our Main lodge entrance is a covered front porch. There is a ramp access to it and a clear path along the deck to the rear entrances of the building as well.
  • The cabin has a ramp to the covered front porch entrance.
  • The main lodge has ADA compliant hallways and doors. Stairs do have non-skid and rails on both sides.
  • Bathrooms are main lodge are being remodeled to be ADA compliant
  • All interior signs are being made for the main lodge and accessible cabin.
  • Our food service area is in our main lodge and is being made ADA compliant.
  • Crockett’s Creekside Cabin: ADA concrete parking pad with ramp to front door. ADA accessible bathroom sink, toilet and shower with necessary grab bars. Shower is zero entry. All doorways were made to be 36inches.

Website Accessibility Statement

Three Little Bears Retreat is committed to making our website accessible to people with disabilities.

We have designed our website to be accessible for impaired users to see, navigate, interact and understand the content provided as per the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA (WCAG 2.0 AA).

We have tested the functionality of this website with the Google Chrome Accessibility Audit tool. We have also manually tested keyboard-only functionality so that people who use screen readers or can't use a mouse are able to navigate through the website pages efficiently.

We will continue to make every effort to meet evolving accessibility standards.

As we continue to improve our website functionality, we appreciate your concerns and suggestions. We welcome impaired users to share accessibility issues you may find.

Contact Information

Three Little Bears Retreat
147 Nuwati Wy
Bryson City, NC 28713, USA