Tag: americans with disabilities act
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Manitou Springs School District 14 prepping bond vote for next year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Manitou Springs School District 14 is accepting applications for a new steering committee that will oversee the development of a likely bond next year. The development of the bond is still coming together as the district looks to address needs throughout the district identified in…
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Manitou Springs School District 14 prepping bond vote for next year
Manitou Springs School District 14 is accepting applications for a new steering committee that will oversee the development of a likely bond next year. The development of the bond is still coming together as the district looks to address needs throughout the district identified in an Americans with Disabilities Act and Office of Civil Rights…
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$2M project to improve safety, accessibility at Garden of the Gods set to begin later this year
Colorado Springs officials soon will begin a new project at Garden of the Gods they say will enhance the visitor experience for its 5 million annual guests by improving park safety and increasing accessibility. Over the course of about nine months, crews will install 8,000 linear feet of new waterline and new fire hydrants in the…
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Federal judge green-lights former inmate’s disability discrimination claim for trial
A federal judge last month agreed a jury would decide whether the Colorado Department of Corrections intentionally discriminated against an incarcerated man by imposing restrictions on him after he failed to report to work because of his disability. However, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang observed plaintiff Charles Williams is not entitled to most…
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Federal judge declines to intervene after state ‘intercepted’ Colorado man’s $3.5 million jury award
A federal judge on Thursday concluded he did not have the authority to intervene as Colorado performed an “administrative intercept” of the $3.5 million a jury awarded a plaintiff more than a year ago for violations of his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. District Court Judge S. Kato Crews acknowledged there might…
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Federal judge defends $3.5M verdict in disability discrimination case
A federal judge this month rejected an attempt by the Colorado Department of Corrections to slash a jury’s $3.5 million award to an incarcerated man who missed thousands of meals, defecated on himself and endured physical pain because prison officials did not accommodate his disability in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge S.…