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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Denny v. City & County of Denver

2016CV030247 | Colorado state trial court

Filed Date: Jan. 25, 2016

Closed Date: Sept. 9, 2016

This was a class action settlement between the City of Denver and an individual plaintiff who used a wheelchair for mobility; she filed suit on behalf of similarly situated individuals with mobility disabilities. A Colorado state court formally approved the settlement agreement. Background: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”) requires state and local governments to provide equal access to programs, services, and activities for individuals with disabilities; publi…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Montoya v. Colorado Department of Corrections

1:20-cv-03345 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2020

Closed Date: Dec. 8, 2022

On November 9, 2020, a blind woman incarcerated in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) filed this pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff sued CDOC, its Executive Director, and thirteen other staff members. She alleged that defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act, CRIPA, CDOC Administrative Regulations as well as her constitutional rights to due process under the Fourteenth Ame…

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Mackes v. Colorado Department of Corrections

1:21-cv-01100 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: April 21, 2021

This lawsuit was filed on April 21, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by two blind men in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) as well as the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado (“NFB-CO”), on behalf of the two men as well as other members who are or may be in the custody of CDOC. They alleged that CDOC violated their rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by excluding the…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Rogers v. Colorado Department of Corrections

1:16-cv-02733 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2016

On November 3, 2016, a woman incarcerated in the custody of the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility filed this pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff sued the State of Colorado, the Colorado Department of Corrections, and the Warden of the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages. She claimed that defendants violated the ADA as well as her constitutional rights to du…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Goodlaxson v. City of Baltimore

1:21-cv-01454 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 10, 2021

This case is about sidewalk and street accessibility for people with mobility disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland. On June 10, 2021, three residents of Baltimore with mobility disabilities and the IMAGE Center of Maryland sued the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs, represented by lawyers from three disability rights groups and private counsel, proceeded under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Secti…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. E*Trade Access

1:03-cv-11206 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 25, 2003

Closed Date: Aug. 21, 2020

This is a class action case about accessibility of bank ATMs for blind people. On June 25, 2003, the state of Massachusetts, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and several blind individuals sued E*Trade Access and E*Trade Bank in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging that the defendants' ATMs were not accessible to blind people. The plaintiffs alleged that this violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Massachusetts law, and sought a declarato…
POLICING
Wolfe v. Portland

3:20-cv-01882 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 1, 2020

This case involved allegations that local, state, and federal law enforcement failed to accommodate people with disabilities during public assemblies and protests. On November 1, 2020, four Portland, Oregon residents with disabilities, along with Disability Rights Oregon, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland). Defendants included the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Director of the U.S. Marshals, the Superintendent of the Oregon St…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Lucas v. Kmart Corp.

1:99-cv-01923 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 1999

Closed Date: Oct. 25, 2014

On October 1, 1999 several disabled plaintiffs brought a national class action in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against Kmart for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The case was heard by Judge John L. Kane. Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged Kmart provided "insufficient parking for persons with disabilities, has counters that are too high for persons who use wheelchairs, fails to provide accessible check-out aisl…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Tassinari v. Salvation Army National Corporation

1:21-cv-10806 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 14, 2021

On May 14, 2021, plaintiffs filed this putative class action suit against the Salvation Army National Corporation and the Salvation Army New York Corporation for discriminating against individuals with disabilities who use doctor-prescribed medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The plaintiffs have a history of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and have used MAT as part of their treatment regime. MAT, which the plaintiffs stated is the medically-recognized standard of care for treating OUD, combines ther…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
National Association of the Deaf v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3:15-cv-30024 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2015

Closed Date: July 21, 2020

On February 12, 2015, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), on behalf of its members (including three named in the complaint) and a proposed class, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the plaintiffs sued Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the Disability Law Center, Civil Rights Educa…