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Equip for Equality
Illinois School District Invests Millions to Remedy Longstanding ADA Violations That Prevented Access for Disabled Dad
May 2nd, 2009
Illinois Township High School District 211 has signed an Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights resolving a Complaint filed by Michael Lyons, his wife Christine, their daughter Becky, and Equip for Equality for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Before filing the Complaint, the Lyons family spent over five years pleading their case for accessibility improvements at the school district. After Equip for Equality raised concerns, District 211 began to address accessibility issues and completed most of the renovations by the time the Agreement was finalized last month. Major accessibility improvements were made, or...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-02)
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