In the 25 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many public buildings like schools and courthouses have been upgraded to be accessible to those with disabilities. But the law also extends to “places of public accommodation” such as hotels, and federal officials have been pushing in recent months to make hotels around the state accessible too.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently announced that Comfort Inn & Suites on East Main Street in Meriden had entered into a voluntary agreement in which the hotel’s owners agree to make several improvements to bring the facility into compliance with the ADA.