Senate seeks to ease ADA curb cut burden.(Senate leaders ask the Department of Justice to grant cities an additional 5-10 years for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act)
Nation's Cities Weekly, May, 1995 by Tabin, Barrie
In a move strongly supported by NLC, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and other key Senate leaders have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to give cities and towns an additional 5 to 10 years to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramp requirements. Under existing regulations, public entities were required to complete all necessary curb cuts by January 26, 1995.
A bi-partisan group of Senators, original co-sponsors of the ADA, made the request in a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno.
The extension of curb cut deadlines would help relieve cities and towns of the immediate and tremendous cost burdens associated with the installation of curb ramps and allow them time to focus on future efforts to successfully integrate...
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