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Federal Judge Orders West Los Angeles College to Restore Campus Shuttle to Provide Equal Access to Students with Mobility Disabilities

July 30, 2024

July 31, 2024—Los Angeles, CA— On July 29, 2024, a federal judge ordered West Los Angeles College (WLAC), part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), to restore a transportation assistance system to provide access for two disabled student plaintiffs, Charles Guerra and Karlton Bontrager, to WLAC’s steep, hilly campus by the start of … Continue reading “Federal Judge Orders West Los Angeles College to Restore Campus Shuttle to Provide Equal Access to Students with Mobility Disabilities”

People With Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against City of Los Angeles Over Inaccessible Parks and Park Facilities

July 26, 2024

The City’s Parks Exclude Wheelchair Users by Not Meeting Federal and State Access Laws July 26, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Thirty-four years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and four years before the Los Angeles Olympics, three people with mobility disabilities and Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (“CALIF”) filed … Continue reading “People With Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against City of Los Angeles Over Inaccessible Parks and Park Facilities”

Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to Deaf Prisoners

July 11, 2024

July 11, 2024—Nashville, Tennessee—Earlier this week, a federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee granted partial summary judgment to multiple plaintiffs finding that the Tennessee Department of Correction violated federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, by failing to provide sign language interpreters in connection with prison … Continue reading “Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to Deaf Prisoners”