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Date: 05-12-2023
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Case Number: 1:22-cv-10546
Judge: Andrew L. Carter, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Mary Ellen Donnelly
Description: New York City, New York civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Americans with Disability Act violation theory.
"The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The law applies to all public and private places that are open to the general public, including businesses, schools, and government agencies. The ADA also applies to transportation, telecommunications, and all other areas of public life.
The ADA was passed in 1990 and has been amended several times since then. The most recent amendments were made in 2008. The ADA has made a significant difference in the lives of people with disabilities. It has helped to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same opportunities as everyone else.
Here are some specific examples of what the ADA covers:
Public accommodations: The ADA requires businesses and other public accommodations to make their facilities accessible to people with disabilities. This includes providing wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, and other accommodations that allow people with disabilities to participate in the same activities as everyone else.
Employment: The ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against people with disabilities in hiring, firing, and other employment decisions. This includes providing reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, such as allowing them to use a wheelchair or providing them with a sign language interpreter.
Education: The ADA requires schools to provide students with disabilities with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). This means that schools must make accommodations for students with disabilities so that they can participate in the same educational programs as everyone else.
Transportation: The ADA requires public transportation providers to make their services accessible to people with disabilities. This includes providing wheelchair lifts on buses and trains, accessible seating on airplanes, and other accommodations that allow people with disabilities to use public transportation.
The ADA is a complex law, but it is important to understand your rights if you have a disability. The law can help you to live a full and independent life.
Here are some specific examples of how the ADA can help people with disabilities:
The ADA requires businesses to provide accessible entrances and restrooms for people with disabilities.
The ADA requires schools to provide accommodations for students with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters or wheelchair ramps.
The ADA requires government agencies to provide accessible services to people with disabilities, such as Braille voting ballots or accessible websites.
The ADA has made a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities. It has helped to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same opportunities as everyone else. If you have a disability, you should know your rights under the ADA.
Here are some tips for complying with the ADA:
Make sure your facilities are accessible to people with disabilities. This includes providing wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, and other accommodations that allow people with disabilities to participate in the same activities as everyone else.
Provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. This includes allowing them to use a wheelchair or providing them with a sign language interpreter.
Make sure your schools are accessible to students with disabilities. This includes providing wheelchair lifts on buses and trains, accessible seating on airplanes, and other accommodations that allow people with disabilities to use public transportation.
Make sure your government agencies are accessible to people with disabilities. This includes providing Braille voting ballots or accessible websites.
If you have any questions about the ADA, you should contact the U.S. Department of Justice. You can also contact your state or local civil rights agency." Google Bard
Outcome: It having been reported to the Court that this case has been or will be settled, it is hereby ORDERED that the above-captioned action is discontinued without costs and without prejudice to restoring the action to this Court's calendar if the application to restore the action is made on or before June 12, 2023. SO ORDERED. ( Motions due by 6/12/2023.) (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 5/12/2023) (tg) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
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