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From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Subject: FW: Date Correction for Legal E-Bulletin: The Statute of
Limitations on New Construction
To: Janet Perkins Corbett <[log in to unmask]>, Laramie Advisory Committee
on Disabilites <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Interesting (potentially disturbing) news re the ADA. This turns
people with disabilities into ADA “cops” with a time limit. Since
UW’s doing so much construction, it needs to get checked out as soon
as it’s completed.
Since Federal Appeals Courts tend to follow each other, the
possibility that this will become the standard in your area is high.
From: Southwest ADA Center at ILRU [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Date Correction for Legal E-Bulletin: The Statute of
Limitations on New Construction
Good afternoon,
Please note: We have made a date correction for our recent E-Bulletin.
The Date of release for this was February 9, 2010.
Thank-you!
The Southwest ADA Center
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From: Southwest ADA Center [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:00 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: New Legal E-Bulletin: The Statute of Limitations on New Construction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vinh Nguyen
Southwest ADA Center
713.520.0232
New Legal E-Bulletin: The Statute of Limitations on New Construction
February 9, 2010 – The National Network of ADA Centers are pleased to
announce the release of a legal E-Bulletin analyzing a case that
places limits on the time a person has to file a claim against a
public entity for not building curb ramps, sidewalks and other areas
according to the standards outlined in the ADAAG. Title II regulations
mandate that new construction and alterations by state and local
governments be designed and built to be accessible and usable by
people with disabilities. The holding in this case is alarming because
a plaintiff in the Fifth Circuit has only two years to file an ADA
lawsuit after something is inaccessibly constructed; not when he
encounters the barrier. Read the full treatment of the case at:
http://www.swdbtac.org/html/publications/ebulletins/legal/2010/jan2010.html.
Please visit http://adaresources.org/ to read more publications
produced by the ADA Centers.
Should you have questions pertaining to Title II and new construction
or any other provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
please call
1.800.949.4232 v/tty to reach the center that serves your region.
The ADA Centers are the leaders in providing information, guidance and
training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) tailored to meet
the needs of business, government and individuals at local, regional
and national levels.
The ADA Centers are funded by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the US Department of Education.
--
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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