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NYC icon Katz’s Deli paying $20K in fines for ‘failing to comply with the ADA’

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NYC icon Katz’s Deli paying K in fines for ‘failing to comply with the ADA’

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it settled a lawsuit with Katz’s Deli over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Lower East Side landmark. The kosher-style restaurant agreed to pay a $20,000 fine and improve its facilities for disabled people through a consent … Read more

New bill would mandate gyms to carry equipment for Americans with disabilities

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New bill would mandate gyms to carry equipment for Americans with disabilities

Congressional Democrats are pushing for federal policies mandating that gyms and fitness centers in the U.S. be accessible for Americans with disabilities. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., introduced a bill “to promote the provision of exercise machines and equipment, and exercise and fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities” earlier this week, … Read more