Coverage Archive
Smart Cities Dive: Disability Rights Group Sues Chicago over Pedestrian Signals
Streetsblog Chicago: Disability Rights Group Is Suing Chicago over Lack of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
Smart Cities World: Lawsuit for City of Chicago over Pedestrian Signal Accessibility
Curbed Chicago: Chicago Makes It Harder for Blind Pedestrians to Cross Streets Safely, Lawsuit Says
CBS2 Chicago: Group Files Lawsuit Against City Over Lack Of Accessible Crosswalk Signals
Medium
As MTA Updates Astoria Stations, Residents Ask Why There Aren’t More Elevators
Route Fifty
Philadelphia is violating federal law by failing to provide sidewalks that are easily navigable and safe for people who use wheelchairs and those who are blind, a group of people with disabilities and several organizations allege in a lawsuit filed against the city on Monday.
Associated Press
Immigrants held in U.S. detention facilities filed a lawsuit Monday decrying what they called shoddy medical care and a failure by authorities to provide accommodations for disabilities.
LA Times
Immigrant rights advocates filed a sweeping class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration Monday, alleging that lax oversight by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security has caused severe deficiencies in medical and mental healthcare, as well as discrimination against detainees with disabilities, in nearly 160 facilities across the country.