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		<title>Amazon&#8217;s Kindle Violates the ADA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we&#8217;ve been touting, the ADA is about equal access, or atleast reasonable accommodation.  In the Amazon/Apple war (Kindle vs iPad/iPhone) over who is going to be the next reader of digital media Amazon moved the Kindle to put textbooks online for students.  Not a bad idea, considering the cost of text books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may think that there is no official body that enforces the ADA but there is, although the dragon often sleeps.  The ADA isn&#8217;t enforced just by individuals in lawsuits, but also by the Department of Justice.  Recently the DOJ has reached a settlement with QuikTrip&#8230;

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle deprived disabled of food view</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chipotle&#8217;s experience lets its patrons see the food being prepared.  Chipotle Mexican Grill was sued for its counters being too high.  The final decision of the lawsuit is below in this article from the San Francisco Chronicle.

On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court said the law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Businesses Hit with an ADA Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2010/06/yet-another-family-restaurant-hit-with-an-ada-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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If getting an inspection could have helped warn the business.  Regular inspections are a necessary part of running a business.  About 20 years ago there were no house appraisals.  Only a few people did them.  Most did not want a house appraisal before they bought the house.  Now it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminars Useful: Clovis Takes Steps to Help Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seminars on ADA Awareness are useful to help small and local businesses.
From the Business Journal:

Many restaurants, bars, salons and other service businesses overlook a requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that signs be mounted exactly 60 inches above the ground.
They may also forget that hot water and drainpipes underneath sinks need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Sued: City of Clovis helps with ADA compliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is from The Fresno Bee:
Help is on the way for Clovis business owners who have been sued over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On Monday night, the Clovis City Council approved a package of programs to help them meet state and federal regulations.
The program will allow the city to pay for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Class Action Lawsuit Against Ralphs Grocery Store</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2010/05/ada-class-action-lawsuit-against-ralphs-grocery-store/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ralphs Grocery Store is embroiled in a class action suit across California.  The suit entails that Ralphs presents architectural barriers which discriminate against individuals with disabilities.  Interestingly enough many disabled rights advocates oppose the settlement because it does not ensure that the various architectural barriers will be removed.
Some useful links:
&#8220;Ralphs Faces Class Action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Lawsuits hit Palm Desert / Coachella Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2009/08/ada-lawsuits-hit-palm-desertcoachella-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven businesses in the Coachella Valley were hit by San Diego resident Roy Gash this spring. Gash is represented by the law firm Pinnock &#38; Wakefield, one of the most litigious firms in all of California in regards to ADA litigation.
Gash&#8217;s claims against John&#8217;s Restaurant in Palm Desert included an improper disabled parking space, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squeeze Inn served with ADA Lawsuit (Sacramento, CA) (Popehat.com)</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2009/07/squeeze-inn-served-with-ada-lawsuit-popehat-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is from Popehat.com, which was linked to by Overlawyered.com:
The Squeeze Inn, known for huge mounds of melted cheese on its burgers, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, [a] lawsuit alleges.
Kimberly Block, who says she has severly [sic] limited use of her legs, argues she suffered “embarrassment and humiliation” and that her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serial Plaintiff in Disability Lawsuits sues O.C. Deli Again, Drops Lawsuit (O.C. Register)</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2009/07/serial-plaintiff-in-disability-lawsuits-sues-o-c-deli-again-drops-lawsuit-o-c-register/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Jaewoo Jang had owned Granny&#8217;s Deli  in Santa Ana less than 10 months when he was slapped with a lawsuit claiming that he violated the rights of disabled people.
He soon learned that 40 other lawsuits had been filed against 111 other small businesses and landlords in the Santa Ana area from Aug. 25 to [...]]]></description>
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