The settlement agreement requires the defendant to revise its policies to ensure compliance with the ADA, train staff, and file periodic reports with the Department on implementation of the agreement. Title II
The agreement includes modification of policies necessary to afford its childcare services and facilities to children with disabilities; designation of a layperson to assist with diabetes management if a child’s parent(s) or guardian(s) or a health professional deem it appropriate; training specific members of the staff to provide routine diabetes management tasks if needed; designation of an individual who will have responsibility for monitoring compliance with the Agreement; adoption of a non-discrimination statement and notice to the community of the non-discrimination statement; implementation of a process for parents or guardians to request reasonable accommodations and an individualized assessment process for each request; training staff; submission of written policies and procedures to the Department for review; and $2,000 to Complainant for compensatory damages. (5/20/2020), Anova Center for Education (ACE) Settlement Agreement -- re: discriminatory practice of unnecessary and inappropriate reliance on classroom exclusion and restraint to manage the behavior of children with disabilities in violation of Title III of the ADA (1/9/20), Apple Tree Children's Center Settlement Agreement -- re: reasonable modifications of policies, procedures, and practices to allow children with disabilities, including children with Down Syndrome, an equal opportunity to attend the preschool in Norwalk, Iowa (4/3/13), Aqua Turf Club Settlement Agreement – re: architectural barriers in a banquet facility, primarily in the toilet rooms (5/22/12), Arizona v. Harkins Amusement Enterprises, Inc. Appellate Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae supporting appellants and urging reversal – re: closed captions and video description as auxiliary aids in movie theaters (2/6/09), Arizona Interscholastic Association, Inc. Settlement Agreement – re: providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing who participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities (3/30/12), Arizona State University Settlement Agreement – re: accessibility of electronic book readers to individuals with vision disabilities (1/8/10), Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA Settlement Agreement -- re: YMCA refused to provide daily insulin injections to a child with type one diabetes, which left him unable to attend the summer day camp program, in violation of title III of the ADA (2/24/16), Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to patients and companions who are deaf to ensure effective communication in a hospital (7/2016), Arshad Pervez, M.D. SCHO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Taddei Ludwig & Associates Inc., Sei Investments Co., Bangor Savings Bank, Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC, Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., and Jane Street Group LLC. (4/7/2017), Statement of Interest of the United States of America | PDF
Rochester Police Department Settlement Agreement -- re: effective communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Rochester, Michigan's Police Department and other programs and services (8/24/15), Sacramento (California) Public Library Authority Settlement Agreement -- re: the use of inaccessible electronic book reader ("e-reader") devices in a patron lending program (8/29/12), Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. Richmond Township, et al. Olmstead -- Olmstead Litigation
(1/16/2020), ProMedica Health System Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including qualified sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to ensure effective communication (6/14/19), Promedica Toledo Hospital Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication for patient at a hospital (12/23/15), Providence Holy Cross Hospital Settlement Agreement– Resolution of an allegation that a hospital located in Mission Hills, California, failed to provide effective communication to a patient who is deaf, and instead relied on his adult children to interpret for him over the course of several consecutive days and for important procedures including surgery. v. O'Donnell, California Superintendent of Schools United States Amicus Brief, Remarks of Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband on the Announcement of the Settlement with Amtrak, The Board of Voter Registration and Elections Anderson County, SC Settlement Agreement, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, CO, Settlement Agreement. Settlement Agreement, Tawsty Flower Bed and Breakfast Settlement Agreement, Times Square Hotel Owner, LLC and Times Square Operating Lessee, LLC (Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square) Settlement Agreement, Tornado Bus Company, Dallas, TX, Settlement Agreement, Total Lifetime Care Health and Fitness Center Settlement Agreement, United States v. Town Sports International, Inc. A compliance review found the City often housed polling places in locations that contain barriers to access for people with disabilities. Regulatory Development
The agreement includes physical access alterations and submission of a narrative report to the Department for review. 1 violated Title II of the ADA and Section 504 by failing to provide qualified interpreters to a spectator of criminal proceedings, were deliberately indifferent to the spectator’s federally protected rights entitling the spectator to compensatory damages, and engaged in association discrimination against the criminal defendant, the spectator’s mother. Enforcement
(12/17/2019), Children’s House, Inc. Settlement Agreement -- re: making reasonable modifications to medication policies to accommodate a child with a disability in need of asthma medication
(11/10/11), Nobel Learning Communities d/b/a Chesterbrook Academy Settlement Agreement -- reasonable modifications of toileting policy by child care provider to ensure equal opportunities for children with disabilities (11/13/19), Complaint -- re: failure to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that children with disabilities, including Down syndrome, have full and equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from a day care center's programs (1/18/17), U.S. 1 violated Title II of the ADA and Section 504 by failing to provide qualified interpreters to a spectator of criminal proceedings, were deliberately indifferent to the spectator’s federally protected rights entitling the spectator to compensatory damages, and engaged in association discrimination against the criminal defendant, the spectator’s mother. (9/16/16), Memorandum in Support of the United States’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Word) | PDF-- re: reassignment as a reasonable accommodation- arguing that the ADA requires employers to reassign a qualified employee with a disability to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation when reassignment is the only available accommodation (9/2/16), Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Complaint -- reassignment as a reasonable accommodation-- arguing that, contrary to defendants’ motion to dismiss, sovereign immunity does not bar suits by the United States against States under Title I of the ADA, and a Virginia sheriff in his official capacity is an "employer" under Title I of the ADA (4/7/16), Complaint -- re: termination resulting from failure to reassign qualified employee to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation for her cardiac disability (3/2/16). v. Law School Admission Council Settlement Agreement-- re: inaccessibility of the Law School Admission Council's website to blind individuals using screen reader technology (4/27/11), Louisiana Tech University Settlement Agreement – re: the use of internet-based learning product for university course work allegedly inaccessible to student who is blind (7/23/13), Lyft, Inc Settlement Agreement – Resolution of allegations that drivers for a nationwide demand-responsive transportation company denied people with disabilities rides if they had a mobility device or treated them poorly on account of their disability. (6/24/11), Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition v. Abercrombie & Fitch Statement of Interest of the United States | PDF – supporting plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment against Hollister stores nationwide that have entrances on raised porches. 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(8/6/14), John Dempsey Hospital (part of the University of Connecticut Health Center) Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to patients who are deaf to ensure effective communication in a hospital that is part of a state university health center (1/3/17), Johnson Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a McDonald's Settlement Agreement -- re: admitting service animals in a restaurant (2/10/06), Joseph David Camacho, Esquire, Albuquerque, NM, Settlement Agreement – re: lack of effective communication in a law office (8/9/07), Kansas City Downtown Hotel Group, LLC Settlement Agreement – re: new construction, alterations, removal of architectural barriers, and accessibility to adjacent facilities (7/20/07), United States v. Kaufman Realty Corporation Consent Decree -- re: leasing space to a non-profit organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities (3/15/06), KinderCare Education, LLC Settlement Agreement -- re: agreement by owner of 1800 child care facilities to assist children with insulin dependent diabetes with routine daily care tasks including insulin administration by pen or syringe (9/25/18), LaFrance Hospitality Settlement Agreement – Resolution of an allegation that a hotel management company located in Westport, Massachusetts, failed to make the showers readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities. National Association of the Deaf v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The restaurant also failed to alter its patio facilities to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities to the maximum extent feasible. 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Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), Remarks of Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband on the Announcement of the Settlement with Amtrak – Washington, DC (12/2/2020). (5/14/2020), Franciscan St. James Health Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication for patients at two hospitals (12/3/14), Frank Martz Coach Company D/B/A/ Martz Trailways Settlement Agreement -- re: agreement requiring an over-the-road bus company only use wheelchair accessible buses for its fixed route service (1/3/18), Fremantle Productions, Inc., and CBS Broadcasting Inc. regarding The Price Is Right Settlement Agreement – re: contestant eligibility criteria and selection, modifications to policies and practices, auxiliary aids and services, complaint process, outreach campaign, readily achievable barrier removal to television studio, website accessibility, compensatory damages, and civil penalty
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(6/3/2020), Riverview 8 Cinemas Settlement Agreement – Resolution of an allegation that a movie theater in Southbury, Connecticut, failed to design and construct the facility to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including the facility’s parking, exits, accessible routes, dining areas, seating, signage, and toilet rooms. Objections of Amicus Curiae United States to Proposed Disney Class Action Settlement Agreement | PDF (3/12/09), Aurora Health Care Settlement Agreement -- re: denial of medical treatment to two patients with HIV (7/21/17), Autobuses Ejecutivos, L.L.C. +1(405) 367-3611; My account Order now Order Now. LII, No. Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, where necessary to ensure effective communication (9/27/07), Tawsty Flower Bed and Breakfast Settlement Agreement – Resolution of an allegation that a bed and breakfast in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, refused to allow an individual with a disability to book a room with her service animal. sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to ensure effective communication at a hospital (10/10/14), Swedish Medical Center First Hill Hospital Settlement Agreement– Resolution of three allegations that a hospital located in Seattle, Washington, failed to provide effective communication, including sign language or tactile interpreters during medical appointments or care, surgical consultations, surgery, and/or pre- and post-operative surgical portions of the patient ’s medical care. Letter of Findings (6/20/16), New York City Department of Corrections Letter of Findings | PDF -- re: violations of Title II of the ADA by failing to consistently respond to requests for reasonable accommodations in a timely and adequate manner; by failing to place inmates with mobility impairments and visual impairments in accessible housing areas; by failing to provide inmates with mobility impairments with appropriate mobility devices and by failing to ensure that inmates with hearing impairments have equal access to telecommunications services (12/5/16), New York City Department of Education Letter of Findings | PDF -- re: physical barriers and public policies that deny equal access to children with disabilities within the New York City school system (12/21/15), New York State Education Department | PDF -- re: failure to make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures to require school nurses to implement a physician’s order for students with diabetes in violation of Title II of the ADA. (1/27/2020), SuperShuttle International, Inc. -- re: failure to permit the use of a service animal by an individual with a disability on a shared ride and requiring a person with a service animal to pay a surcharge (6/5/13), Swarthmore College Settlement Agreement -- re: removing physical barriers to access, requirements for alterations, and modifying policies and practices to continue to ensure that classes, programs, and services are accessible (11/19/07), Swedish Edmonds Hospital Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including
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Letter of Findings (2/2/15), McKinley County, New Mexico Settlement Agreement -- re: resolves complaint alleging that McKinley County’s polling places are inaccessible to individuals with mobility and vision impairments and its voting program is not compliant with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Statement of Interest | PDF in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - explaining that the Department's regulation on examinations and courses is entitled to deference and that LSAC's policy of flagging test scores of individuals who receive disability-related testing accommodations violates the ADA (6/27/12), LSAC: Law School Admission Council, Inc. Settlement Agreement – re: testing accommodations on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for an individual with ADD, Learning Disability, and a physical disability
(3/12/19), Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Settlement Agreement – re: alterations requirements and removal of architectural barriers to provide access to Ovens Auditorium (3/29/10), City of Ansonia, CT, Settlement Agreement -- re: the City zoning code's exclusion of substance abuse treatment facilities from zones where medical clinics can locate (3/30/12), City of Baltimore, MD, Settlement Agreement -- re: discriminatory zoning standard for residential substance abuse treatment facilities (11/5/12), City of Baltimore United States' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment | PDF (4/15/11), City of Chesapeake Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of accessible polling places (5/5/17), City of Cheyenne, WY (Taco John's Event Center), Settlement Agreement -- re: compliance with new construction requirements at a City-owned multi-use arena (9/29/10), City of Claremont, New Hampshire Settlement Agreement -- re: access to newly constructed visitor's center (4/4/06), City of Concord, New Hampshire Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of accessible ballots in city elections (2/26/19), City of Eastpointe, Michigan and the Eastpointe Building Authority Settlement Agreement - re: new construction at a district court (9/25/07), City of Ecorse, Michigan Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of physically accessible polling places for individuals with mobility and vision disabilities (8/15/16), City of Englewood, CO, Settlement Agreement - re: ensuring effective communication between individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and police officers and other law enforcement personnel (3/22/13), City of Flint, MI, Settlement Agreement -- re: provision of accessible polling places (5/17/12), City of Henderson, Nevada Settlement Agreement -- re: effective communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing when interacting with law enforcement (8/5/13), City of Hudson, New York Settlement Agreement -- re: agreement to ensure program access throughout the City of Hudson, NY (10/23/19), United States of America v. City of Jackson, MS, Consent Decree -- re: maintenance of wheelchair lifts on the city's fixed route bus system, training personnel to assist passengers with disabilities, and meeting the required level of service on the city's complementary paratransit system. Mediation
(8/7/12), Dr. Hal W. Brown and Primary Care of the Treasure Coast, Inc. Settlement Agreement -- re: adoption of effective communication and non-retaliation policies in family medical practice (10/7/14), Dr. Javier Rios – Resolution of an allegation that a doctor in Lake Elsinore, California, failed to provide auxiliary aids and services, including a qualified sign language interpreter, to ensure effective communication with an individual who is deaf. (10/9/2020), Henrico Police Athletic League Settlement Agreement -- re: eliminating discriminatory barriers to children with diabetes from a day care and summer camp program (10/7/19), Highline Medical Center -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to ensure effective communication at a hospital (8/22/17), Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton New York and Towers) Settlement Agreement -- re: removal of architectural and communication barriers to provide access to guest rooms and common elements (10/12/07), United States v. Hilton Worldwide, Inc. ADA.gov Archive, Employment (title I)
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