Department of Justice
ADA Settlements
and Consent Agreements
Copies of settlement and consent agreements can be obtained by writing to the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Branch, Administrative Management Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 65310, Washington, D.C. 20035-5310. The fax number for this office is (202) 514-6195.
Currently, the FOI/PA Branch maintains approximately five thousand pages of ADA material. The records are available at a cost of $0.10 per page (first 100 pages free). Please make your requests as specific as possible in order to minimize your costs.
The following is a sampling of settlements and consent agreements that have been concluded since late 1995 and that are available for viewing online.
Eye Institute of Orange County, Irvine, California re: provision of services to people with Down's Syndrome, (September 18, 1997)
Oregon State Lottery Commission re: sale of lottery tickets and access to the services, programs and activities of the Oregon State Lottery. (September 16, 1997)
Stowe Township, Pennsylvania re: accessibility to the public meetings of the Board of Commissioners (August 6, 1997)
Outagamie County, Wisconsin re: accessibility to the Outagamie County Justice Center (July 3, 1997)
Hancock County, Mississippi re: persons who are deaf or hard of hearing having an equal opportunity to participate as jurors, parties, witnesses, and spectators of the Courts (February 11, 1997)
Harrison County, Mississippi re: persons who are deaf or hard of hearing having an equal opportunity to participate as jurors, parties, witnesses, and spectators of the Courts (February 11, 1997)
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation re: auxiliary aids and services, architectural access, and removal of architectural barriers at Friendly's Restaurants (May 22, 1997)
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee re: employment of an emergency medical technician who is deaf in one ear and prohibition of blanket disqualification standards. (July 9, 1997)
Budget Rent a Car Systems, Inc. re: modifications of policies and procedures for people who use service animals. (June 30, 1997)
Walt Disney World Company Agreement re: the use of auxiliary aids at Disney theme parks (January 17, 1997)
Mid-America Festivals Corporation re: architectural access for persons with disabilities and removal of architectural barriers at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (January 13, 1997)
North Kingstown Police Department, North Kingstown, RI re: auxiliary aids and services and effective communication (December 12, 1996)
Santa Clara County Superior Court, Santa Clara, CA re: auxiliary aids and services and effective communication (October 10, 1996)
Sunshine Child Center, Inc. Agreement re: reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures, integrated settings and barrier removal (December 5, 1995)
Olympic Stadium re: new construction, wheelchair seating locations, companion seating, comparable line of sight, accessible routes (May 15, 1996)
Olympic Aquatic Center re: new construction, alterations, wheelchair seating locations, companion seating, comparable line of sight, accessible route, assistive listening system, visual alarms (July 11, 1996)
Olympic Tennis Center re: new construction, wheelchair seating locations, comparable line of sight, accessible routes, portable toilets, visual alarms (July 11, 1996)
KinderCare Settlement Agreement re: Diabetes Finger-prick Tests (August 22, 1996)
Cineplex Odeon Corporation and Plitt Theatres, Inc. re: Assistive Listening Systems (August 29,1996)
Marriott International, Inc., and Courtyard Management Corporation re: reservation policies, barrier removal and provision of auxillary aids (September 12, 1996)