ACCESSIBILITY / UNIVERSAL DESIGN
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2006
December
Feds
Fight Accessible Currency Ruling
Landmark Disability Duty Means 'Embedding'
Equality
Project Advises
Congregations To Include Disability In Disaster Planning
UN Uses International Disability Day
To Focus On Website "E-Accessibility"
New Jersey Advocates Follow Up 'Sting'
On Transit Woes
Zoo To Stop
Pushing Waivers For Wheelchair Users
November
Advocates Threaten Legal Action
Over Football Stadium Design
Judge Orders Treasury To Make Paper
Money Accessible To Blind Americans
MSP: Since Trust Hasn't Worked, It's
Time To Try Parking Fines
Woman Appeals Braille And
Large-Print Menu Decision
TV
Report Exposes Faulty Lifts At High School Fields
Vietnam Vets Balk At Half-Completed
Project
Court Service Settles
Discrimination Complaint From Deaf Advisor
California Paper Examines 'Drive-By' ADA
Suits
Dental Offices Off
Limits To Wheelchairs
Supreme
Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Law Penalizing Voting Helpers
Mixed
Results Over Accessible Voting
Self-Advocacy Pays Off For Teen And
Others
Justice Department
Doesn't Penalize States For Failing On Voting Act
Ellis Island To Provide Sign
Language Interpreters Under Settlement
October
Report:
Voters With Disabilities Still Face Discrimination At Polls
In Trend-Setting Move, Safeway
Stores To Install Privacy Key Pads At Check-Outs
Woman Sues Portland Suburb Over Access
Problems
Pennsylvania
Becomes More "Visitable"
Investigators Blame Patient's Death On
Facedown Restraint
Appeals
Court: Wheelchair User Not Entitled To Damages In Jack In The Box
Suit
Professors Disappointed
Over Wait For Accessibility Improvements
Family Wants To Know Why Mom Was Made To
Scoot Up Stairs
First Phases Of
Province's Accessibility Law Move Forward
Courthouse Barriers To Wheelchair Users
Violate Due Process Rights, Advocates Claim
Activists Go Around Barricades To Defy
Feds On Off-Road Access Rules
When Was The Last Time You Saw A Strip
Club Stage With A Wheelchair Ramp?
Art Institute Allows Blind Patrons To
Experience Paintings
Airport
Responds To Advocate Concerns
Mom Considers Action Over Airline's
Wheelchair Restriction
Mall
Cites ADA While Ejecting Teen In Segwey
Class Of 2007 Can Graduate Without
Passing Exit Exam
Measure
To Restore Intent Of ADA Introduced In House
Community Effort Creates Accessible
Homes
DOJ Settles Apartment
Suit Against Developers, Builders, Architects And Engineers
September
EEOC:
United Airlines Violated Reservations Workers' Rights
Wichita Plans Thousands Of Improvements To
Public Facilities
Advocates Sue
Washington Redskins Over Captioning
Study: Top 30 Business Websites
Exclude Millions
Guide Dog
Association Warns Of Curb-less Dangers
FEMA Settles Inaccessible Trailers
Case
Judge: Accessibility
Laws Cover Websites
Some
Not Surprised By Illegal Parking Revelations
August
Advocates
Find Most Vehicles At Mobility Car Parks Are Illegal
Class Action Seeks Statewide Sidewalk
Improvements, Not Money
Major
Store Chain Heads Off Discrimination Prosecution
Advocacy Efforts Pay Off At Scenic
Tower
City Reaches Agreement
With Advocates Over Sidewalk Accessibility And Safety
Teen Turns To President For Help In
College Exam Dispute
Deaf Ball
Player's Victory Will Benefit Countless Others
Groups Claim State, Counties Violate
Voting Act
Student Files Action
Against University Over Missed Accommodations
July
Judge Approves
Kmart Accessibility Settlement
State Appeals Ruling For Former Head Of
Blind Services
Fabric Store
Chain Agrees To Accessibility Changes
Advocates: Don't Blame Law For Street
Toilet Troubles
Regional
Airline Says Passengers With Disabilities Cannot Fly Alone
University Of Chicago Agrees To Improve
Accessibility
Public Toilet
Advocates Examine Places To Go
Relief For Woman Ticketed For Walking
Too Slow
City: Actor Gere Must
Include Access In Resort Plan
Advocates Protest Council's Decision
To Lose Loos
Ontario Eateries
Commit To Accessibility
June
Mayor's Plan Would
Make City More Accessible To Avoid Federal Suit
Chinese Cities Commit To
Accessibility
Theater
Rejects Calls To Segregate Audiences
Europe Commits To Accessibility Plan For
'E-Inclusion' By 2010
Guilty
Cabbie Is First Convicted Of Refusing Guide Dog
Shopper Sues Store, Rejecting
"Personal Shopper"
California
Court: Employers Must Discuss Accommodations With Workers
Councilman Claims His City Violated His
Rights
Airline Responds To
Advocates By Changing "Carer" Ticket Requirement
May
Kids' Baseball
League Denies Discrimination Claims
Town Extends Loans For Businesses To
Remove Access Barriers
City
Makes Access Changes After Years Of Pressure From Advocates
UK Report: Few Charity Websites Are
Accessible
Accessibility Plaintiff
Charged With Fraud
Woman Got
Wheelchair, But No Way To Use It
Colorado Advocates Sue Denver Over Opera
House Access Troubles
Wheelchair User Upset After Being Told
To Leave Train
April
Failure To
Accommodate Costs Council Thousands
Lawsuit Over Access Forced Improvements At
King Tut Exhibit
Lone Protester
Draws Attention To Store's Poorly-Placed Banner
Deaf Teens Want Driving Schools To
Provide Interpreters
Sign
Language Becomes Official National Language
Feds Follow Up On Judge's Concerns Over
Court Access
Feds Go After
Apartment Complex For Refusing To Adjust Man's Rental Due Date
March
Study Lists
Favorite U.S. Cities For Travelers With Disabilities
Pizza Huts To Be More
Disability-Friendly Under Settlement
Juror Sues Over Courthouse Access
Problems
Rights Groups Warn
County Of Legal Action Over Access Problems
'Wheelchair Guerillas' Stage Quick Action,
Then Retreat
Voters Sue To
Block Diebold Touch Screens
Measure Would Provide Tax Incentives
For "Visitable" Homes
University
Students Stage Sit-In Over Access Barriers
Kmart Agrees To Record ADA Access
Settlement
Commission Seeks
High-Profile Legal Challenge Over Web Access
Blind Students Protest Driver's Ed
Requirement
Accessible Taxi
Appeal Centers On Meaning Of "New"
Iowa House Rejects Bid To Appoint Safety
And Accessibility Official
Judge
Rules Advocate's Lawsuits Are Not "Frivolous"
Parking Crusader Under Attack
Jury Orders FedEx To Pay $108,000 For
Failing To Provide ASL Interpreters
Justice Department Begins Actions
Against States Over Accessible Voting
County Agrees To Spend $10 Million In Bus
Stop Upgrades To Avoid Lawsuit
February
Study
Finds Most Job Accommodations Cost Little Or Nothing
Mom Takes On Bowling Alley Over
Accessibility And Attitudes
Advocates Go Door-To-Door To Promote
Accessible Menus
School
Discriminated By Failing To Provide Sign Language Interpreter, Tribunal
Says
City Is First In
Missouri To Use New Touch-Screen Voting Systems
Attitudinal Barriers Can Take Longer To
Break Down
Advocates Remind
Politicians They Vote, Too
Strip Club Caught Trying To Ignore
Accessibility Law
Moms Save
Park And Make It Accessible To All Kids
Hotel Chain Admits To Removing
Accessibility Features After Inspections
King Tut Visitors Sue Museum Over Access
Problems
Report: Nineteen
States Missed HAVA Accessible Polling Deadline
Alito Appeals Court Rules Request For
Specific Accommodation Is Not Needed
Blind Advocates Sue Retail Giant
Target Over Website Usability Problems
Man Ordered Through Courthouse Metal
Detector Can Sue, Appeals Panel Rules
Computer Thief Parked In Wrong Spot At
Wrong Time?
Schwarzenegger
Signs Law Allowing Seniors With Disabilities To Skip Exit Exam
California Advocates Fight New Lawsuit
Notification Initiative
January
B.C. Lawmaker
Promises To Introduce Canadians With Disabilities Act
Former Head Of Blind Services Will Not Be
Reinstated
Duo To Recheck
Businesses For Accessibility Improvements
Fire Alarm Leaves Lawmaker Stranded;
Evac-Chairs Stored Two Years In Capitol Attic
California Lawmakers Craft New High
School Exit Exam Measure
Shopping Center Apologizes For
"Humiliating" Wheelchair Incident
School Board Admits Accessibility
Errors
State Ordered To Drop
Parking Sign Charge
Disability Rights Commissioner
Stranded At Train Station
Advocates Show Up In Force To Evaluate
Voting Systems
Supreme Court
Rules Prisoner Can Sue State Over Alleged ADA Violations
Rights Commission: Businesses Continue To
Fail On Access
Woman Sues
Housing Authority Over Too Tall Toilet
Beach-Goers Sue Coastal Town Over Access
Problems
ADAPT Activists
Protest Transit System's Counter-suit
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2005
December
New York
City Parks Department Agrees To Improve Accessibility
Suit Settled Following Transit System
Improvements
Utah Advocates
Push For Changes In Voting Proposals
Will He Learn, Perhaps, That It's Best
To Just Pay The Ticket?
City
Settles Accessibility Problems With Justice Department
Airport To Add Accessible Features For
Deaf Travelers
New York
Theaters To Be More Accessible Under Settlement
More Line Up To Support Deaf Ball
Player
Educators Deal With
Confusing "Catch-22" In New Federal Testing Rules
November
Transportation Department: Most Airline
Disability Complaints Come From Wheelchair Users
Council Fines Woman For Removing Heavy
Door From Her Cottage
Man
Launches Service To Match Accessible Homes With Needy Buyers
Battle Over Wheelchair Lift Leaves Woman
Stranded In Condo
Blind Social
Security Recipients Sue Agency For Accessible Material
Airline Loosens Policy On Blind
Passengers
Discrimination Suit
Filed Against San Diego Zoo
Business Owners Sue ADA
"Sheriff"
Deaf Students
Threaten To Sue University Over Lack Of Skilled Interpreters
Historic Status Does Not Exempt Buildings
From ADA
Blind Woman Sues
Restaurants For Accessible Menus
Social Services Workers Disciplined For
Illegal Parking
Supreme
Court Hears Important Prison ADA Case
Web Users Say Usability, Not
Accessibility, Is Most Important
Advocates Push For Tighter Policing Of
Illegal Parkers
Lone Teen
Protester Stops Rush Hour Traffic Over Broken Bus Lifts
Major Health Care Access Settlement
Announced
Detroit Settles
Bus Case; Advocate Says Agreement Tied To Elections
RNID: Businesses Ignore People With
Hearing And Speech-Related Disabilities
October
Louisiana
Voters To Have Accessible Ballot Machines
Advocates Sue Detroit Over Problems With
New Curb Cuts
New Software
Translates Text Into Animated Sign Language
Report: Barriers In Public
Transportation Amount To "Systemic Discrimination"
City Scrambles To Make Council Chambers
Accessible To New Member
Europe Adopts New Air Travel Access
Measures
Airline Ejects Blind
Passengers
Disability
Advocates Criticize FEMA's Slow Housing Response
Advocates Sue Over Lack Of Accessible
Golf Carts
California Governor
Rejects High School Exam Agreement
Justice Department Settles Huge Apartment
Access Case In Seven States
British Commission: One-Half Of
Accessibility Complaints Concern Leisure And Retail
Chicagoans Sue City Over Faulty Curb
Ramps
September
Blind
Club-goer Told To Leave White Stick Behind Bar
NYC Emergency Management Agency Will Not
Oversee Evacuations
Evacuation
Plans Lacking For Hurricane Rita Evacuees
City Residents Harass Man Who Sued Over
Accessibility Violations
ADAPT Advocates Get Commitments
From HUD And NGA
Blind Employee
Not Given Tools To Help People With Disabilities
August
Student Sues
Activities Association To Use Golf Cart
Voter Claims Ballot Signing Rule Violates
Federal Rights
California Grads
Exempt From 2006 Exit Exam
Advocate Files Federal Access Complaint
Against City
Education
Department Forces University To Upgrade Access
Advocates Sue Taco Bell Over Access
Problems
Most UK Telephone
Websites Not Yet Accessible
More Americans With Disabilities Travel,
Despite Access Barriers
July
First Lawsuit
Filed Under Disability Discrimination Act
Americans Celebrate 15 Years Of
ADA
ADA Lawsuits Prompt
Changes In Wisconsin
HUD:
Renters With Disabilities Still Face High Rates Of Discrimination
Judge Rejects NFB Claims Over
Accessible Touch-Screen Voting Systems
Amusement Park To Girl: No Legs, No
Ride
Reno Apartment Builders
Settle Housing Accessibility Suit
Huge Settlement In California Park
Accessibility Cases
New Jersey
Voting Places And Shopping Malls Still Have Access Barriers
Advocate Tells India's High Court The
Government Must Improve Access
Blind Voters Sue Florida County Over
Inaccessible Voting Systems
June
City Installs
'Talking' Bus Stops
Snapshot Of 'Lazy' Cops Sparks
Outrage
Passenger To Receive
Settlement Over Airline Mistreatment
Amtrak Can Charge Extra For Groups Of
Wheelchair Users, Judge Says
Juror
Ejected Because Of Wheelchair Access Barriers
NCD Report Applauds Accessible
Transportation Efforts, But Calls For More Action
Huge Apartment Accessibility Suit
Settled
Canadian Travelers
Accuse Airlines Of Discrimination
Largest Movie Chain Agrees To Rearrange
Wheelchair Seating Areas
Chicago CIL Sues Condo Over Lack Of
Access
People With
Disabilities Win Supreme Court Cruise Line Case
Police Launch Text Messaging And Sign
Language Project
Nova Scotians
Launch Accessibility Awareness Campaign
Lee County Planners Require Accessible
Design In Affordable Housing
Protesters Angered Over Pool Access
Delays
May
Concerned Citizen
Acts To Get Sidewalk Street Lights Moved
Councilwoman Claims New City Hall Is Not
Accessible To Her And Others
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Inmate's
Accessibility Case
Students'
Suit Over Medical School Exam Advances
British Voters Asked To Rate Polling
Access
Town Hall Better Than Ever
With ADA Compliance
April
New Zealand
Businesses At Risk Over Internet Access Problems
Deaf California Couple Sues For Accessible
Roadside Call Boxes
NCD Urges
Federal Government To Consider Disability In Disaster Planning
Skate Park Is Town's Third Accessibility
Blunder
Wheelchair Pageant
Winner Stripped Of Title After Standing Up
Ms. Wheelchair Coverage And Debate
Miss The Point
Detroit
Transit System Is Turning On Riders Over Lawsuit, Attorney Says
Survey: Europe Should Require IT To Be
Accessible
Ms. Wheelchair Suits
Prompt Wisconsin Businesses To Address Access Problems
Detroit Gets 30 New Accessible Buses;
Advocate Says That's Not Nearly Enough
March
Workplace
Accommodations Are Easy, Attitudes Are Not
Attorneys Establish Fund For Sign
Language Interpreters
Feds
Join Lawsuit Over Accessible Detroit Buses
Lawmakers Call On Neighbor To Remove
Posts
"Apprentice" Producers
Settle Discrimination Suit
Advocacy Efforts Paid Off: City Orders
1,000 New Curb Cuts
Supreme
Court Hears Cruise Line Accessibility Case
February
San Diego
TV Stations Face Fines Over Captioning Failures During Wildfires
Nevada
To Address "Van Only" Parking Disputes
Florida Attorney General Asks US
Airways For Explanation Over Passenger's Ordeal
Father And Son Design Accessible
Portable Toilet For Disaster Areas
Retail Chains Agree To Accessibility
Changes
Researcher Releases
List Of Simple Home Modifications
Campaigners Finally Get Wheelchair
Access -- At Both Ends Of Footbridge
January
Mechanic Gets
Back His Job And His Wheels
Survey: Polling Places Need Many, Small
Changes By 2006
Airline
Tries To Duck Wheelchair Rule
Ms. Wheelchair Sues Businesses Over
Access Barriers
Advocate:
Fake Restroom Door Is 'Completely Ludicrous'
Advocates Angered That Museum Ignored
Access Suggestions
Advocates
Sue Kutztown University Over Access
Drivers Launch New Kind Of
"Baywatch"
State Education
Officials To Fix Test Blunders
Senator Finds Access Problems Still At
Renovated State Capitol
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2004
December
City Agrees
To Correct Hundreds Of Access Barriers
Appeals Court Upholds Wheelchair Suit
Against Ryanair
Huge Suit Filed
Over Apartment Access
ADA
"Sheriff" Banned From Courts
Man
Will Appeal Golf Cart Ban
Interpreter Side-Stepped Ethics To
Get Truth To Deaf Viewers
November
Message To
Businesses: Good Access Makes Good Business Sense
Justice Settles Housing Discrimination
Suit With Six Architectural And Building Firms
Cinemark Must Change Theater Seating
Under Settlement
Beijing Builds
1,000 'Non-Obstacle" Restrooms
Welsh Businesses Largely Ignore Needs Of
Deaf Patrons
Ryanair Appeal
Delayed While Court Staff Hunt For Wheelchair
Czech Capital Has A Long Way To Go Toward
Accessibility
Accessibility
A Mixed-Bag For Voters With Disabilities
Measure Would Fine Government Building
Managers For Accessibility Failures
October
National
Council On Disability Says Universal Design Is Good Business
Appeals Court: NYC Taxis Must Follow
Accessibility Rules
Suit
Attempts To Toss Out Touch-Screen Voting Systems
Barrier Busters Do A Downtown
Walkabout
Elections
Official Wants Touch-Screen Ballot "Images"
Accepted In Recounts
Ontario
Premier Launches New Accessibility Legislation
Paralympian Takes On Politicians On
Accessible Housing
Any
Community Can Be Made More Accessible, More Welcoming To All
Duval County Still Not Ready With
Accessible Voting System
City
Named Most "Disability Friendly" In UK
University Students "Pub Crawl" For
Accessible Toilets
September
Supreme
Court To Review Cruise Line Accessibility Case (Sept. 30, 2004)
Disability Services Worker Claims Employer
Discriminated Against Her (Sept. 29, 2004)
Ruling That Website Is Not An "Public
Accommodation" Stands (Sept. 29, 2004)
Three More Cities Agree To Follow ADA (Sept.
28, 2004)
Senator Urges
Officials To Provide Accessible Parking At Federal Buildings (Sept. 23,
2004)
Representatives Show
Little Enthusiasm For ADA Notification Law (Sept. 20, 2004)
Government Sets Date For All Courts To Be
Accessible (Sept. 15, 2004)
Angry Riders Confront MBTA Officials
(Sept. 15, 2004)
Trujillos
Get Condo's "Back Door" Policy Tossed (Sept. 14, 2003)
Indian Activists Demand Equal Access
(Sept. 10, 2004)
August
Survey: Travelers
With Disabilities Still Run Into Access Problems (August 31, 2004)
Community Groups Seek Accessibility
Changes From Louisville Businesses (August 26, 2004)
Beijing Establishes Nation's First
Designated Parking Zones (August 25, 2004)
Class Action Status Denied In Tennessee
Courthouse Case (August 24, 2004)
Motel 6 Agrees To Improve Access
(August 20, 2004)
Passenger Accuses
Air France Of Treating Her Unfairly Because She Has No Limbs (August 20,
2004)
Complaint Over Accessible
Parking Prompts Village-Wide Review (August 4, 2004)
One In Seven UK Cinemas Offers Captioning
And Audio-Description (August 3, 2004)
Alaskan Students With Disabilities Win Exit
Exam Accommodations (August 3, 2004)
A Tale Of Two Cities' Accessibility (August
2, 2004)
July
N.O.D. Taking
Applications For Accessible America Contest (July 29, 2004)
Emissions Inspector Fired Over Poor Treatment
Of Driver (July 29, 2004)
Three-quarters Of Scottish Businesses
Not Ready For October Accessibility Deadline (July 27, 2004)
Commissioners Reject Capitol Lighting Plan
To Avoid ADA Upgrades (July 22, 2004)
Travelers Balk At Airline's Support Person
Requirement (July 21, 2004)
Students Sue For Extra Time On Medical
School Exam (July 21, 2004)
Specialized Hotels Close From Lack Of
Business (July 14, 2004)
Cops
Ticket 50 In Accessible Parking Sting (July 12, 2004)
Federal Judge Sides With Ban On
Accessible Voting Machines (July 8, 2004)
Blame Terrorists For Lack Of Accessible
Parking At Nevada Federal Buildings (July 6, 2004)
June
Whistler Needs To
Change Structures, Parking, And Attitudes For 2010 Paralympics (June 30,
2004)
Supreme Court Could Decide To
Hear Stadium Seating Accessibility Case (June 24, 2004)
Deaf Travelers Sue Burbank Airport (June
15, 2004)
Federal Judge Tosses
Discrimination Lawsuit Against Airlines (June 15, 2004)
City Responds To Citizen Concerns (June
14, 2004)
Accessible
Voting Advocates Accused Of Being Too Tight With Electronic Voting Machine
Makers (June 11, 2004)
Improvements
In Accessibility Will Help Future Generations (June 9, 2004)
Judge Says Courthouse Accessibility Case
Will Move Ahead Quickly (June 3, 2004)
Traveler Refuses To Pay Airline's Hefty
Wheelchair Lift Fee (June 3, 2004)
Supreme Court Ruling Is A Step In The
Right Direction (June 1, 2004)
May
Athens Preps For
Olympics And Paralympics (May 28, 2004)
Greek Cabbies Asked To Be More
Accommodating (May 27, 2004)
Housing Summit Will Be Accessible This
Time (May 25, 2004)
DC Preps For
Accessible Dedication Of WWII Memorial (May 25, 2004)
Reactions Vary To Supreme Court Decision
(May 19, 2004)
High Court
Upholds Access To Courts (May 17, 2004)
Some Disability Groups See Ally In
Alioto-Pier (May 14, 2004)
Riverside County, Voters Sue State
Over Touch-Screen Ban (May 7, 2004)
Lawmakers Want Crack-Down On Private
Parking Abuses (May 5, 2004)
Town's New ADA Advisory Group Already Sees
Results (May 4, 2004)
Anti-Discrimination Law Won't Force Buildings
To Close, Minister Says (May 3, 2004)
April
New York Bus
Riders Sue Green Bus Lines & Transportation Department (April 30,
2004)
E-Voting Provider Accused Of
Fraud; 14,000 Touch-Screens Banned In California (April 30, 2004)
Commission Goofs On Conference
Accommodations, Again (April 29, 2004)
New Ballot Marking Technology May Be
Answer To Optical Scan Problems (April 27, 2004)
Blind Lawmaker To Get Braille
Translator (April 26, 2004)
Idaho Advocates File Suit Over UI Access
Issues (April 23, 2004)
Pubs,
Clubs, Restaurants Have Six Months To Become Accessible And Avoid Criminal
Charges (April 22, 2004)
Advocates Stage "Roll-In" At Penn Station
(April 22, 2004)
Rail Station Out
Of Reach, Man Tells MP (April 21, 2004)
Disability Issues Will Be On Voters' Minds
At The Polls (April 20, 2004)
E-Government Initiative Websites Are Not
Entirely Accessible, Researchers Find (April 19, 2004)
Website Designers Continue To Violate UK
Access Law (April 14, 2004)
Movie Theaters Must Guarantee Seats For
Wheelchair Users' Companions, Appeals Court Rules (April 14, 2004)
Local Residents Campaign Against Post
Office Closures (April 13, 2004)
New Rule Removes Barrier To Diploma For
Some Students (April 13, 2004)
City Council Says It Is Serious About
Inclusion (April 9, 2004)
New
Voting Machines Tested For Accessibility (April 8, 2004)
Alaska Agrees To Graduate Students Without
Exit Exam (April 7, 2004)
State
Coroner Calls For Improving Railway Crossings (April 5, 2004)
Voting Reforms Nine Years
Overdue, Advocates Claim (April 2, 2004)
March
Duval
County Must Provide Accessible Voting Machines, Judge Orders (March 30,
2004)
Tranz Metro Apologizes For
Crawling Incident (March 29, 2004)
Commuter Says He Had To Crawl Onto Train
(March 26, 2004)
Condo
Association Told Boy To Use Back Door Only, Suit Claims (March 18,
2004)
Nine-year-old Advocate
Pushes For Accessible Airline Restrooms (March 17, 2004)
Alaskan Students Sue State Over Graduation
Exam (March 17, 2004)
Sheriff's
Posse Lassoes Parking Violators (March 16, 2004)
International Arts Festival Prepares For
Access Law (March 15, 2004)
Lawmakers Miss Chance To Get Message To
Many Internet Users (March 15, 2004)
Northwest Airlines Settles With
Transportation Department Over Accessibility (March 10, 2003)
Voters Sue California Counties And
Secretary Of State Over Touchscreens (March 8, 2004)
Carson City To Become ADA Compliant -- 19
Years After Law's Passage (March 4, 2004)
Wheelchair Ban At High School Track Is
Unfair, Wife Says (March 4, 2004)
New Airline's 'Two Wheelchair' Rule Worries
Travelers (March 3, 2004)
Spa And
Fitness Industries Begin To Think About Accessibility (March 2, 2004)
Discrimination Case Can Move Forward,
Judge Rules (March 1, 2003)
February
Dad Designs
Cool Equipment For Kids (Feb. 26, 2004)
Discrimination By Airlines Must Stop,
Advocate Says (Feb. 26, 2004)
Tele-Conferencing Puts Distant Sign
Language Interpreters In Hospital Rooms (Feb. 25, 2004)
Bill Increases Illegal Parking Penalties;
Fines To Benefit Personal Care Program (Feb. 24, 2004)
Friends Ask District For More Than
Compliance (Feb. 23, 2004)
Man Given Hut As Accommodation (Feb.
19, 2004)
Wheelchair Users Find
Courthouse Has "More Obstacles Than The Legal System" (Feb. 19, 2004)
Passengers Claim 'Rescued' Airlines Still
Discriminate (Feb. 19, 2004)
City Makes Quick Decision To Form
Disability Commission (Feb. 18, 2004)
American Sign Language Fastest Growing
"Foreign Language" (Feb. 13, 2004)
Macy's Stores To Widen Aisles Under
Settlement (Feb. 13, 2004)
Decision To Close Public Toilets Is A
Mistake, Advocates Say (Feb. 12, 2004)
Man Fined For Upside-Down Parking Badge (Feb.
12, 2004)
Town, County Spat
Over Meeting Room Access (Feb. 11, 2004)
Airline Accused Of 'Blatant Profiteering'
From Court Decision (Feb. 11, 2004)
Disney-Goers Upset By Segway Ban
(Feb. 9, 2004)
Justice Department
Pats Self On Back For Pizza Restaurant Settlement, And More (Feb. 6,
2004)
"Opening The Great Outdoors"
(Feb. 5, 2004)
Buddhist Temple
Uses "Safety Reasons" To Reject Wheelchair User (Feb. 5, 2004)
Real Estate Agents Miss Out By
Ignoring Accessibility Issues (Feb. 2, 2004)
January
Passenger Wins
Ryanair Discrimination Suit (Jan. 30, 2004)
Pubs Not Ready For October Accessibility
Deadline (Jan. 29, 2004)
Why
Fight Accessibility? (Jan. 26, 2004)
Denver Arena To Provide More Accessible
Seating (Jan. 26, 2004)
New
Hampshire Cracks Down On Illegal Parkers (Jan. 23, 2004)
New Board Appointee Prompts City Hall To Make
Old Chamber Accessible (Jan. 23, 2004)
New Website Gives Info On
Disability-Friendly Businesses (Jan. 22, 2004)
Parking Lot Owners Need To Maintain
Accessible Space Signage (Jan. 21, 2004)
Many Corporate Web Designers "Don't Get
It" When It Comes To Accessibility (Jan. 20, 2004)
Massachusetts Court Accessibility Case
Settled (Jan. 20, 2004)
Advocates Urge Texas A.G. To Back Away
From Disability Cases (Jan. 16, 2004)
Lawmakers Offer Bill To Allow Teens To Use
Wheelchairs On Sidewalks (Jan. 16, 2004)
Florida Has Four Months To Ensure
Accessible Voting, Judge Rules (Jan. 16, 2004)
Was Refusal To Seat In Booth
Discrimination? (Jan. 15, 2004)
Oregon To Examine Courthouses For
Accessibility (Jan. 14, 2004)
Justices Hear Tennessee Court
Accessibility Case (Jan. 13, 2004)
Respite House Still Not Accessible Or
Safe For Children (Jan. 13, 2004)
Woman Charged With Driving Wheelchair While
Drunk (Jan. 13, 2004)
Supreme Court Asks Justice Department
For Advice On Accessible Theater Suit (Jan. 12, 2004)
Activist Jailed After Taking Bus Hostage
(Jan. 9, 2004)
Advocates
Plan "Stair Crawl" At Supreme Court (Jan. 8, 2004)
States And Feds Have Slowed On Election
Reforms (Jan. 6, 2004)
State
Appeals Court Upholds Visitability Ordinance (Jan. 2, 2004)
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2003
December
Teen's
Advocacy May Lead To Law Change (Dec. 29, 2003)
Illinois Buildings To Have Escape Plans By
First Of Year (Dec. 22, 2003)
Para-Transit Riders Win Settlement With
Bus Company (Dec. 19, 2003)
Improved Telecommunications Access For
Deaf Users (Dec. 18, 2003
Passenger Battles Airline Over
Wheelchair Fee (Dec. 16, 2003)
News Sites Slow To Make Content
Accessible (Dec. 15, 2003)
November
"Wheelchair-eye View Of Cardiff"
(Nov. 26, 2003)
Coalition
Wants Feedback On Poll Access (Nov. 25, 2003)
Top China Buffet Will Pay Family For
Excluding Service Dog (Nov. 20, 2003)
AARP & Tennessee Disability
Coalition Support ADA Court Access (Nov. 17, 2003)
Golf Commission Reviews Ban On Motorized
Carts (Nov. 17, 2003)
Group
Concerned About Placement Of Hoardings Along Streets (Nov. 14, 2003)
Delta Is Tenth Air Carrier To Be Fined For
Violating Federal Access Law (Nov. 14, 2003)
Asian Countries To Develop Standards
For Universal Design (Nov. 10, 2003)
Rail Company Enlists Help From "Mystery"
Passenger (Nov. 4, 2003)
New
Football Stadium To Be Designed With Wheelchairs In Mind (Nov. 4, 2003)
October
Court
Throws Out Discrimination Suit Against Girl Scouts (Oct. 31, 2003)
New Dollywood Policy: No More Free
Rides (Oct. 30, 2003)
Week In
Wheelchair Opened Eyes Of Transit Manager To Access Problems (Oct. 29,
2003)
Car Rental Companies Agree
To Provide Accessible Airport Shuttle Buses (Oct. 28, 2003)
More Than One-Half Of Federal Web
Sites Are Not Accessible, Study Finds (Oct. 24, 2003)
Comedian's "Sensitivity" Back-Fires (Oct.
22, 2003)
City Agrees Teen Can
Use Wheelchair In Streets (Oct. 22, 2003)
Hearing On Courts' Lack Of Accessibility Held
In Non-Accessible Courtroom (Oct. 17, 2003)
Banks Could Lose Money, Lawsuits And
Customers Over Lack Of Access (Oct. 10, 2003)
Jamaicans Hit Hard By Fare Increases
(Oct. 10, 2003)
AirTran Fined
For Wheelchair Violations (Oct. 9, 2003)
Vancouver Readies For Hosting 2010 Winter
Olympic & Paralympics (Oct. 6, 2003)
Few Know Of Service Dog Law, Survey
Says (Oct. 2, 2003)
Businesses
Have One Year To Comply With Disability Law, Minister Warns (Oct. 1,
2003)
September
City
Provides Accessibility Loans For Businesses (Sept. 26, 2003)
Broadway Moves Toward Accessibility
(Sept. 25, 2003)
Digital TV
Excludes Many, Report Shows (Sept. 19, 2003)
Former Purdue Student Claims University
Discriminated Against Her (Sept. 15, 2003)
Mayor Daley Calls For More Accessible
And Visitable Housing (Sept. 8, 2003)
College Ordered To Admit Teen &
Wheelchair (Sept. 3, 2003)
August
Airlines Fined
For Discrimination Against Wheelchair Users (August 29, 2003)
Gallery Owner Calls Eviction
'Discriminatory' (August 29, 2003)
Vegas Scores High With Wheelchair Users
(August 21, 2003)
Accessibility
Award Goes To Local Adult "Toy" Store (August 20, 2003)
Justice Department Studies City Buildings
For Accessibility (August 15, 2003)
iBot Climbing Wheelchair Finally Gets FDA
Approval (August 13, 2003)
Courthouse Access Is About Democracy
(August 13, 2003)
Costco,
Kmart Accused Of Discriminating Against Service Animals (August 12,
2003)
Access Trial Against
Mervyn's Begins (August 12, 2003)
Nation's First Accessible Tall Ship
Launched (August 8, 2003)
Demonstrators Protest Fifth Year For Post
Office Access (August 5, 2003)
Rolling Stones Concert Most Accessible In
Canada's History (August 1, 2003)
July
Concert Planned
To Help Make Lucy The Elephant Accessible (July 31, 2003)
Court Patrons And Employees Sue For
Courthouse Access (July 25, 2003)
High School Students Build Home
Designed For Wheelchair Users (July 11, 2003)
Blind Web Users Go After
Disability-Unfriendly Web Designers (July 11, 2003)
Disgusted Bus Rider Stages Impromptu
Protest (July 1, 2003)
June
Sacramento
Settles Sidewalk Accessibility Case (June 30, 2003)
Japanese Still Have Access Barriers To
Eliminate (June 19, 2003)
Government Official 'Fed Up' With Airline
(June 16, 2003)
DOJ:
Concert-Goers Can Bring Diabetic Supplies And Food To SFX Venues (June 12,
2003)
Town Holds "Pro-Gary
Rally" To Support Cart Driver (June 10, 2003)
Solicitor General Supports Disability
Rights Advocates In Sacramento Sidewalk Case (June 4, 2003)
Just Look For The "Happy Toilet"
Logo (June 3, 2003)
May
Travelers Told
Train Could Not Handle Two Wheelchairs (May 29, 2003)
Wheelchair Users Get Snubbed By NYC Taxi
Companies (May 28, 2003)
Student Granted Extra Time For Finals
May Be First In Country (May 22, 2003)
Former Track Coach Claims He Was Kept Off
Course Illegally (May 9, 2003)
April
Movie Theaters Must
Offer Stadium Seating To Wheelchair Users, Judge Orders (April 4, 2003)
March
Sign
Language Can Help Infants Communicate (March 31, 2003)
State Sues Walgreen Co. Over
Access Issues (March 13, 2004)
Student Gets Van For School (March 10,
2003)
February
Football
League Avoids Boycott; Promises To Review Stadium Accessibility (Feb. 20,
2003)
Teen Sues Airlines Over
Non-Captioned In-Flight Movies (Feb. 20, 2003)
Feds Issue Fact Sheet On Teleworking As
ADA Accommodation (Feb. 6, 2003)
January
"Visitability" Measure To Be
Re-Introduced In Congress (Jan. 29, 2003)
Fan Did Not Want To Be "The Grinch
Who Stole The Super Bowl" (Jan. 22, 2003)
Rewiring Door Brings Out Administrator's
Angry Side (Jan. 9, 2003)
City
Finishes Curb Ramps Just In Time (Jan. 6, 2003)
Feds Move Technology Access Deadline
(January 2, 2003)
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2002
December
San Diego
Sides With Advocates In Sidewalk Case (Dec. 30, 2003)
Mom Frustrated With School's Excuses
(Dec. 19, 2002)
City Faces
Lawsuits If Buildings Are Not Made Accessible (Dec. 18, 2002)
"Accessibility Is Key Part Of Building
Design" (Dec. 4, 2002)
November
Florida
Election Access Suit Moves Forward (Nov. 21, 2002)
Pittsburgh Eyes Visitability
Proposal (Nov. 18, 2002)
DOJ
Claims Apartment Complex Discriminates Against People With Disabilities (Nov.
13, 2002)
Discrimination Suits
Are Not Allowed Under Federal Carrier Law, Court Rules (Nov. 4, 2002)
October
Voters Sue For
Access At Polls -- (October 30, 2002)
City Sued For Housing Discrimination
(October 28, 2002)
Election
Reform Package Includes Money For Accessible Voting Methods (October 23,
2002)
Utah Advocacy Group Sues
Retail Stores And Developers For Access Problems (October 21, 2002)
Home Builders Are Smart To Think
"Visitability" (October 3, 2002)
Disagreement Over Costs Of Accessible
Schools (October 2, 2002)
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