Within ninety (90) days of the Consent Decree Date, HWI will pay a civil penalty in the amount of $50,000, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)(2)(c), to vindicate the public interest....
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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Consent Decree
CONSENT DECREE CIVIL ACTION NO....
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Enforcement Provisions
In consideration of, and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Department agrees to refrain from filing any civil suit related to the accessibility of Chicago's polling places...
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IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
IV.          IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT In consideration for the terms set forth above, the United States will not institute a civil action alleging that, based on...
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Enforcement Provisions
In consideration of, and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Department agrees to refrain from filing any civil suit related to the accessibility of the County’s polling places...
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32.1 Q. What types of penalties or monetary damages will be assessed if covered multifamily dwellings are found not to be in compliance with the Fair Housing Act?
Such relief may include actual and compensatory damages, injunctive or other equitable relief, attorney's fees and costs, and may also include civil penalties ranging from $10,000 for the...
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Volar Center for Independent Living - El Paso, TX
About Us Independent living is based on the idea that we, as people with disabilities, have rights and responsibilities as first class citizens to control and direct our own lives, including...
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World ENABLED
World ENABLED is an educational non-profit organization that promotes the rights and dignities of persons with disabilities....
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H. Fairness Hearing
"Fairness Hearing" means the hearing to be held by the District Court, pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to determine whether the settlement set forth in this...
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General comments regarding safe harbor. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some disability rights groups, however, favored the safe harbor, arguing that the marginal improvements in accessibility were insufficient to ask entities to retrofit elements that work...
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FAA:
The Federal administration that oversees the safety of our Nation’s civil aviation system....
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Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
This guide provides an overview of how major Federal civil rights laws govern the rights of a person requiring a service animal....
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DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education
I write to remind States, districts, and public schools, including charter schools, of their obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) not to discriminate on the...
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Moving to the House Floor
Persons with HIV and AIDS, they believed, were equally entitled to civil rights protections. They also feared that allowing one group to fall prey to prejudice might establish a trend....
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Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, et al. Plaintiffs, v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co., et al., Defendants. - Statement of Interest on the Parties' Motions for Summary Judgment
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-02757-WYD-KMT COLORADO CROSS-DISABILITY COALITION, et al. ...
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDINGS
The United States is authorized to investigate alleged violations of Title III of the ADA and to bring a civil action in federal court in any case that involves a pattern or practice of...
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DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Electronic Book Readers
The Departments of Justice and Education share responsibility for protecting the rights of college and university students with disabilities....
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Some Lessons
Passage of the ADA is a story of political leaders on both sides of the aisle who put aside personal and partisan differences to do what they thought was the right thing to do....
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12188(b)(1)(B)(ii)
person or group of persons has been discriminated against under this subchapter and such discrimination raises an issue of general public importance, the Attorney General may commence a civil...
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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Settlement Agreement
CONSENT DECREE CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-cv-05139-NJV...
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How to File an ADA Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice
To file an ADA complaint by mail: US Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section – 1425 NYAV Washington, D.C. 20530 To file...
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Reasons for issuing proposed accessibility guidelines
Some of the requirements in the 2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines can be readily applied to pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, but other requirements need to be adapted...
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III-3.6000 Retaliation or coercion
Individuals who exercise their rights under the ADA, or assist others in exercising their rights, are protected from retaliation....
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Community Resources for Independent Living - Hayward, Fremont, Livermore, Anaheim, CA
They advocated for basic rights on campus as well as in the community. They had no accessible place to live on campus except the infirmary....
