Geoffrey S. Berman, ADA Violations, New York 2023

{‘article’: {‘h1’: ‘Geoffrey S. Berman, ADA Violations, New York 2023’, ‘p’: [‘In a shocking turn of events, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, announced that the City of New York, the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).’, ‘According to sources, the City, DOC, and HHC have been accused of depriving inmates with disabilities of their right to equal access to services, programs, and activities available in the jail setting.’, ‘We have been violating the ADA by depriving inmates with disabilities of their right to have equal access to services, programs, and activities available in the jail setting,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman. “Through this agreement, the City has committed to providing needed accommodations to inmates with disabilities, as well as making visitation areas more accessible to members of the public with disabilities.”‘, ‘The settlement requires the City, DOC, and HHC to make hundreds of architectural modifications to the facilities inspected, including the Rikers Island units that house inmates with significant mobility and visual impairments.’, ‘Under the agreement, the City will also provide inmates with disabilities with equal access to services, programs, and activities, including providing auxiliary aids and services, assistive devices, and medical equipment.’, ‘Under the agreement, the City will also provide inmates who are deaf, have hearing loss, or have speech disabilities with access to a TTY device, a hearing aid compatible telephone, the New York Relay Service, and, within three years, a Video Relay Service or an alternative way to communicate via a video link.’, “The settlement is a major victory for inmates with disabilities, who have long been denied equal access to services and programs in the City’s jails.”]}}

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