Blog
NBC5 Chicago: Chicago Ordered to Install More Audible or Vibrating Crosswalk Signals
Spectrum News NY1: Disability Advocates Set to Secure Historic MTA Settlement
The City: Judge Approves MTA Deal to Make Subways 95% ADA-Compliant by 2055
Washington Times: Judge Rules That Chicago Violated Disabilities Act by Not Providing Proper Signals for the Blind
Chicago Sun Times: Chicago Crosswalk Signals Violate Disabilities Act, Federal Judge Rules
CBS Chicago: Judge Rules Chicago Has Violated ADA, Must Install More Audible Crosswalk Signals
Court Rules That Chicago’s Intersections Must Be Made Accessible for Blind Pedestrians
April 6, 2023—Chicago, IL—In a decision that will reshape Chicago’s pedestrian infrastructure and lead to historic accessibility improvements for all residents, a federal court has ruled that Chicago’s systemic, decades-long failure to incorporate accessible pedestrian signals (“APS”) at intersections constitutes discrimination toward blind and low vision pedestrians under federal disability rights laws. Therefore Chicago must … Continue reading “Court Rules That Chicago’s Intersections Must Be Made Accessible for Blind Pedestrians”