Justice Department Announces Settlement with Colorado College to Increase Access to People With Disabilities

U.S. Newswire, August, 2006

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Colorado College under which the college will make its campus and services more accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Today's out-of-court settlement resolves a compliance review during which the department found violations of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design in newly constructed buildings, as well as barriers to existing facilities and elements such as doors, restrooms, signage, entrances, seating and assistive listening devices in assembly spaces, and exterior circulation routes. The college, located in Colorado Springs, Colo., has agreed to involve the college community in preparing a plan under...

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