Tag: Americans With Disabilities Act
Kent Hospital pays $35K to settle ADA complaint
PROVIDENCE – Under a new settlement agreement Kent Hospital must pay $35,000 in fines and adopt new Americans with Disabilities Act policies after a...
Middletown child care center pays $7K to settle ADA complaint
MIDDLETOWN – A local child care center will pay $7,000 to settle allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for disenrolling an autistic...
Warwick Schools to modify renovated playground to make it ADA-compliant
WARWICK – A renovated playground at a local elementary school must be modified to make it compliant wit the federal Americans with Disabilities Act,...
Elmhurst rehab and health care center settles ADA complaint for $30K
PROVIDENCE – The Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Wednesday agreed to pay $30,000 to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint by Disability...
Has Musk broken labor laws at Twitter?
About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, the company stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing...
State settles dispute with DOJ over community-based services for disabled children
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services will change policies to ensure children with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as...
CVS settles COVID-19 vaccine registration portal claims
PROVIDENCE – CVS Pharmacy Inc. has reached a settlement over allegations its COVID-19 vaccine registration portal was not accessible to people with disabilities, the...
Brown settles federal allegations it violated disabilities law
PROVIDENCE – Brown University reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice that resolves a finding that the...
Going back to work? Here are answers to some tricky questions
Rhode Island’s reopening is picking up speed.
The state is heading into phase three, which means more businesses are set to open and more people...
RIDOT makes updates to train stations to make them ADA compliant
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has begun taking steps to bring two of the state’s train stations into compliance with the Americans...
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