(a project of Disability Rights Advocate Andrew Straw, www.andrewstraw.com, last updated 6/15/2017)
U.S. Federal Highway Administration to City of South Bend, Indiana, in a Letter of Findings Enforcing the ADA, Title II, and the Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, Dated July 1, 2016:
"The City is required to maintain its sidewalks, including snow removal."
Judge Virginia Kendall in the N. District of Illinois said she didn't have to
listen to the FHWA.
Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
Kane County
Election Board
SETTLED COMPLAINT
2017
Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
SETTLED COMPLAINT
Straw v. City of South Bend, et. al., 3:16-cv-342-JTM-CAN (N.D. Ind.)
ADA Title II / Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
Section 504 Lawsuit
Village of Streamwood
left huge snow pile in its municipal sidewalk. Corner of Bartlett Rd & Irving Park Rd
(IL 19)
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
2017
The Village of Streamwood did an audit of all the
private parking lots in the village after my
complaints and advocacy in 2013. Streamwood
found about 150 handicap spaces missing, including
at some local schools and a fire station.
I know because I did a public records
request and saw the documents from the
audits. The Daily Herald newspaper did
some fine reporting in two articles:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131004/news/710049933/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130830/news/708309948/
Apparently, Streamwood did not learn the lesson
that when I complain about something, I mean it.
Streamwood itself (see snow pile) does not
follow the rules laid out by the Federal
Highway Administration (see above), namely that
all municipal sidewalks must be maintained,
and that includes clearing sidewalks of snow.
My walk to Walgreens was blocked by this snow pile,
and it made me very angry to see this after 4 years
of asking Streamwood to take access seriously.
The first thing these local governments say is NO.
Then their insurance providers say NO. Then they
say no in court. Now we are going to get the final word
on this from the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. I am
100% ready to take it to the U.S. Supreme Court
if the Court of Appeals is incapable of giving me justice.
I want a precedent that will shout to the whole snow
belt that disabled people have access rights
EVEN IN THE WINTER.
Village of
Streamwood
intersection curb
cuts and sidewalks
full of ice and
snow all winter.
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
Streamwood
has an "Employee
Entrance," but
there are no curb
cuts and there
are two steps. No
ramps either.
This "Employee
Entrance" has a
parking lot with
no handicap
parking spaces.
left snow in its sidewalk in front of this Firestone on Irving Park Road (IL 19)
I will file add this to my lawsuit against the other local governments.
and Bloomingdale
left snow in their
accessible curb
cuts at intersections
and in public
sidewalks for miles
during the winter of
2015.
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
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Glendale Heights
and Bloomingdale
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
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Glendale Heights
and Bloomingdale
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
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Glendale Heights
and Bloomingdale
Federal judge Virginia Kendall won't let me object to this unless I attempt to walk on it! Straw v. Village of Streamwood, et. al., 17-1867 (7th Cir.)
Private Business Handicap Parking Violations (ADA Title III Violations)
let snow and
carts block
handicap
parking spots.
let snow piles
block a handicap spot.
let snow pile
block its
handicap parking.
General Complaint,
Denied by USPS Under Rehab Act.
Source
left a huge pile
of snow in its
one handicap
space to clear all
of the other,
non-handicap
spaces.
left a huge pile
of snow in its
handicap parking
space.
left a huge pile
of snow in
its handicap
space closest to
the store
entrance.
Yes
Pizzeria
has handicap
spaces marked on the ground, but they have no signs.
had snow piled
in handicapped
spaces.
had huge piles
of snow plowed
into handicap
spaces and falling
into them. This
caused customers
to park into
access aisles to
allow them to
get out of their
vehicles.
Home Depot
Fallas
"Now hiring,"
but handicap
parking is
full of snow.
Silver's
left snow in its
handicap parking
like many
other businesses
in Cook County.
and other
companies
removed the
"portable" handicap
parking signs
from the parking
lot and put
them on the
sidewalk.
let the snow be
piled into one of
its handicap
parking spaces.
Rest of parking lot
was clear.
Premier Furniture
had a handicap
spot shared with
Fallas, blocked.
Settled
had handicap
parking, but the
tracks show it is
in an active route
for traffic around
the big snow piles.
Behind the big
pile, there is a
handicapped
parking sign, in
a spot that is
completely
blocked.
Catalina Hair
Design
had no handicap
parking spaces.
shop had no
handicap spaces.
Strip mall had one
handicap space
but there were no
ground markings
or access aisles,
which are
mandatory under
state and federal
law.
filed against landlord
of strip mall.
Countryside
Elementary School
had handicap
parking, but the
signage was
rusty and old.
School Replaced sign.
provides one
handicap space
for this entire
strip mall. When
that space is
blocked, there is
no handicap
parking for the
entire strip mall.
handicap spot,
none of these
businesses provided
any handicap
parking spaces.
Porsche Owner;
Shows an attitude
common in
Chicago.
Chicago, IL
