Complaints about violations of title I (employment) by units of State and local government or by private employers should be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Call 800 - 669 - 4000 (voice) or 800 - 669 - 6820 (TTY) to reach the field office in your area.
Complaints about violations of title II by units of State and local government or violations of title III by public accommodations and commercial facilities (private businesses and non - profit service providers) should be filed with the Department of Justice.
Title II complaint form http://www.ada.gov/publicat.htm#Anchor-TitleII-47857
Instructions for filing a Title III complaint http://www.ada.gov/publicat.htm#Anchor-TitleIII-11481
Please send complaints to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Disability Rights Section - NYAV
Washington, DC 20530
ADA Enforcement:
http://www.ada.gov/enforce.htm
You may also call the ADA Information Line to ask about filing a complaint with the Department of Justice and to order forms that can assist you in providing information about the violation.
ADA Information Line
The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through a toll-free ADA Information Line. This service permits businesses, State and local governments, or others to call and ask questions about general or specific ADA requirements including questions about the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
ADA specialists are available Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM (eastern time) except on Thursday when the hours are 12:30 PM until 5:30 PM.
Spanish language service is also available.
For general ADA information, answers to specific technical questions, free ADA materials, or information about filing a complaint, call:
800 - 514 - 0301 (voice)
800 - 514 - 0383 (TTY)
Showing posts with label ADA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADA. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
HOW TO REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Since every guardianship is commenced on the basis of disability, the regulations under The Americans with Disabilities Act apply. Under ADA, accommodations must be made for the disabled to appear and/or communicate to the court in order to assert the right to full participation in the judicial process. Reasonable accommodation for communication includes both a method (written words) and a service (person to help deliver them). The DPoA and DPoAHC documents qualify as written messages that become effective during the individual's impairment, and the person named as agent in the documents is the service deliverer. The court's refusal of the documents is a violation of the Disabled's right to communication under ADA Title 28 Chapter 1 Part 35 #35.160. Retaliation against the disabled and/or advocates is also a violation under Part 35 #35.134 and Part 36 #36.206.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has broad jurisdiction over judicial issues such as courts and judges, constitutional issues, and civil rights and liberties. A request has been submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, through the Office of its Chairman Senator Leahy, VT, to investigate the role of Probate Courts across the country in violating ADA rights with resulting personal abuses, healthcare fraud, and financial exploitation. THEY HAVE AGREED TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST CONTINGENT ON HOW MANY REPORTS COME IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THIS IS A GROWING PATTERN.
We now have a specific law and a specific person to work with. Our job is to make noise. Everyone whose case has involved ADA violations, particularly the discarding of PoA documents, in Probate Court should do this:
1) Write a 1-page letter describing the ADA violations in your case in Probate Court, name the state and court, and add a paragraph about who has been hurt and who has gained from the resulting situation.
2) Send a copy of your letter to:
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
ATTN: John Tracy, Field Representative
87 State Street, PO Box 933
Montpelier VT 05601
e-mail: John_Tracy@leahy.senate.gov
3) Send 3 more copies to your Congressional Delegation - your 2 Senators and your district's Representative in the U.S. House.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has broad jurisdiction over judicial issues such as courts and judges, constitutional issues, and civil rights and liberties. A request has been submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, through the Office of its Chairman Senator Leahy, VT, to investigate the role of Probate Courts across the country in violating ADA rights with resulting personal abuses, healthcare fraud, and financial exploitation. THEY HAVE AGREED TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST CONTINGENT ON HOW MANY REPORTS COME IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THIS IS A GROWING PATTERN.
We now have a specific law and a specific person to work with. Our job is to make noise. Everyone whose case has involved ADA violations, particularly the discarding of PoA documents, in Probate Court should do this:
1) Write a 1-page letter describing the ADA violations in your case in Probate Court, name the state and court, and add a paragraph about who has been hurt and who has gained from the resulting situation.
2) Send a copy of your letter to:
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
ATTN: John Tracy, Field Representative
87 State Street, PO Box 933
Montpelier VT 05601
e-mail: John_Tracy@leahy.senate.gov
3) Send 3 more copies to your Congressional Delegation - your 2 Senators and your district's Representative in the U.S. House.