Wheelchair users file class-action lawsuit, saying Baltimore sidewalks fail to meet ADA requirements – Baltimore Sun
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Wheelchair users file class-action lawsuit, saying Baltimore sidewalks fail to meet ADA requirements
By Lizzy Lawrence
Baltimore Sun |
Jun 16, 2021 at 4:32 PM
Susan Goodlaxson, a 65-year-old resident of Baltimore’s Hamilton neighborhood, has been a wheelchair user for five years. She can’t wheel across the streets on her block — the sidewalk lacks curb ramps that connect it to the street.
“If the neighbors are gathering across the street, I can’t just wheel over and join them,” Goodlaxson said.
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She is one of three wheelchair users who filed a class-action lawsuit against Baltimore City, alleging “widespread and ongoing” violations of federal accessibility requirements.
The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland last week, says people with disabilities are unable to travel freely around Baltimore due to inadequately maintainedcurb ramps and sidewalks. The plaintiffs filed [...]
