The Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIA) Branch of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice operates an electronic reading room for viewing ADA documents including settlements and consent agreements. In addition to the ADA agreements listed below, this electronic reading room has approximately 10,000 pages of material.

Copies of settlement and consent agreements can also be obtained by writing to the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Branch at: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., FOIA Branch, NALC Room 311, Washington, D.C. 20530. The fax number for this office is (202) 514-6195.

Currently, the FOI/PA Branch maintains more than ten thousand pages of ADA material. The records are available at a cost of $0.10 per page (first 100 pages free). Please make your requests as specific as possible in order to minimize your costs.

The following is a sampling of settlements and consent agreements that have been concluded since late 1995.

Motel 6. - re: new construction, alterations and removal of architectural barriers in lodging facilities.
(posted 10/5/04)

Project Civic Access Agreements - re: settlements with counties, cities, towns and villages resulting from reviews in 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. (New agreements 8/5/04)

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - re: failing to provide reasonable accommodations and discharge of an employee having insulin-dependent diabetes from training academy (7/16/04)

Maryland Department of Juvenile Services - re: auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication. (3/29/04)

Youth Services International, Inc. - re: auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication in a juvenile detention facility. (3/29/04)

Safeway, Inc. - re: removal of architectural barriers. (posted 3/25/04)

Pleasant Valley, Missouri - re: construction of a new city hall building. (posted 3/25/04)

Top China Buffet, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - re: admitting service animals in a restaurant. (posted 3/12/04)

Eastern College Athletic Conference, Centerville, Massachusetts - re: auxiliary aids and services and effective communication. (posted 3/25/04)

McKinley Chalet Resort, Denali Park, Alaska - re: removal of architectural barriers. (posted 3/25/04)

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland - re: new construction and program accessibility. (posted 3/25/04)

Little General Store, Inc., Beckley, West Virginia - re: removal of architectural barriers. (posted 3/25/04)

Scott T. Croft, M.D. et al, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona - re: refusal to provide appropriate orthopedic services due to HIV status. (posted 3/12/04)

Bristol County, Massachusetts - re: access to services, programs and activites of courts and registries of deeds. (posted 3/12/04)

City of Weston, West Virginia - re: program access (posted 2/2/04)

Westin Convention Center Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - re: removal of barriers to provide access to guest rooms and common elements. (posted 2/2/04)

Super 8 Motel and Comfort Inn Motel, Annapolis, Maryland - re: removal of barriers to provide access to guest rooms and common elements. (posted 2/2/04)

Yellow Cab Drivers Association, Salt Lake City, Utah - re: modifications of policies and procedures for people who use service animals (posted 2/2/04)

Gregg Tirone, Esq., Rochester, New York - re: provision of sign language interpreter by attorney (posted 1/15/04)

AMC Entertainment Inc., AMC Multi-Cinema Inc. - re: removal of barriers to accessibility in elements and features of stadium style movie theaters other than those affecting "comparable lines of sight." (posted 12/18/03)

Ramada Limited Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services for hotel guests who are deaf or hearing impaired. (posted 11/21/03)

ANC Rental Corporation, Alamo Rent-A-Car, LLC, and National Car Rental System, Inc. - re: accessibility of shuttle bus service from airport terminals to rental car lots. (posted 10/14/03)

State of Tennessee - re: State statute regulating eligibility criteria for public safety jobs. (posted 9/4/03)

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee - re: final transition plan to make government buildings and facilities accessible. (posted 9/4/03)

City of Jackson, Mississippi - re: zoning petition. (posted 7/25/03)

SFX Entertainment, Inc. d/b/a Clear Channel Entertainment - re: modification to policies to allow guests with diabetes to keep their diabetic supplies and food with them inside the concert venue. (posted 6/23/03)

Cheatham County Jail, Ashland City, Tennessee - re: providing program access and auxiliary aids and services for inmates and visitors. (posted 6/9/03)

Oceanview Motel, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey - re: removal of existing barriers to provide accessible guest rooms, provision of auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/9/03)

Cypress Gardens Theme Park, Inc., Winter Haven, Florida - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/9/03)

Kingston Ramada Inn, Kingston, New York - re: removal of communication barriers which are architectural in nature, provision of auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/9/03)

Ramada Inn Philadelphia International Airport, Essington, Pennsylvania - re: removal of communication barriers which are architectural in nature, provision of auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/9/03)

Ramada Inn and Suites, South El Monte, California - re: removal of communication barriers which are architectural in nature, provision of auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/9/03)

Resort Express, Inc., Park City, Utah - re: demand responsive transportation, surcharges. (posted 6/9/03)

Carson Long Military Institute, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania - re: reasonable modification of policies, practices and procedures. (posted 6/9/03)

Hotel Harrington, District of Columbia - re: removal of existing barriers to provide accessible guest rooms. (posted 4/29/03)

City of Quincy, Massachusetts - re: access to programs, activities and services, transition plan, grievance procedure. (posted 4/29/03)

Penn's Landing Partners and Brennan Beer Gorman - re: new construction and compliance review of hotel in North Carolina. (posted 3/21/03)

Washington Opera, Washington, District of Columbia - re: accessible seating locations, dispersion of accessible seats and ticketing policy. (posted 12/17/02)

Magical Palace, Branson Missouri - re: new construction and alterations to a theater and ticketing policy. (posted 12/17/02)

McGuffey's Restaurant, Ashville, North Carolina - re: new construction and removal of architectural barriers at three restaurants in Branson, Missouri. (posted 12/17/02)

Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, California - re: removal of architectural barriers. (posted 12/17/02)

Mel Tillis Theater, Branson, Missouri - re: new construction and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. (posted 12/17/02)

City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida - re: physical accessibility to city facilities and programs and effective communication. (posted 12/17/02)

City of Bryan, Texas- re: accessibility to private towing services dispatched by the city. (posted 12/17/02)

Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT - re: effective comunication, sign language interpreters and auxiliary aids and services. (posted 6/25/02)

SuperShuttle International, Inc, Phoenix, Arizona - re: accessible airport shuttles. (4/26/02)

Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. - re: golf cart access for golfers with disabilities. (4/16/02)

Branson Properties USA, LLLP and Empire Bank - re: accessibility modifications at a live entertainment theater. (3/13/02)

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Inc, New Orleans, Louisiana - re: accessibility modifications, temporary facilities, sign language intepreters and shuttle bus service at an annual cultural festival. (12/17/01)

Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois - re: campus-wide modifications to provide access to services and facilities. (3/14/02)

Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia - re: assistance for transferring from a wheelchair to an examination table. (10/31/01)

Law School Admissions Council - re: testing accommodations on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for individuals with physical disabilities. (2/22/01)

Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Baltimore, Maryland - re: accessible spectator parking at PSINet Stadium. (12/14/01)

Maryland Stadium Authority, Baltimore, Maryland - re: accessible spectator parking at PSINet Stadium. (12/14/01)

New York-New York Hotel and Casino, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada - re: new construction of a hotel and casino. (12/13/01)

Advocate Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center - re: people who are deaf or hard of hearing and auxiliary aids and services necessary for effective communication. (April 3, 2001) posted 11/16/01

St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network - re: people who are deaf or hard of hearing and auxiliary aids and services necessary for effective communication. (September 7, 2001) posted 10/10/01

Norwegian Cruise Line Limited - re: modifications of policies and procedures, including eligibility requirements, for people with visual impairments. (September 6, 2001)

Western Michigan Baseball Limited Partnership - re: new construction and alterations. (September 5, 2001)

Concorde Career Institute - re: denial of program participation because an individual is "regarded as" disabled. (May 5, 2001)

State of Tennessee, Weakley County and Weakley County Emergency Communications District - re: state statute imposing blanket exclusion based on mental disability and requiring psychological testing of state and local government law enforcement employees. (January 30, 2001)

Amendment of Settlement Order - Arnold et al. v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. et al. - re: accessibility to movie theaters. (January 17, 2001)

City of Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs, Colorado - re: transit services and other city programs and facilities

Davis Hospital and Medical Center, Layton, Utah - re: sign language interpreters and auxiliary aids and services. (January 18, 2001)

Neurological Surgery, Inc. - re: denial of medical services on the basis of disability. (December 22, 2000)

City and County of Denver and Denver, Colorado Police Department - modification of employment policy to allow police officers with disabilities to be reassigned to civilian jobs in the city or county. (July 19, 2000)

City of Houston, Texas - re: police, city jail and municipal courts providing effective communication with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (March 31, 2000)

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina - re: removing barriers to access, alterations and new construction, modifying policies and practices to make classes and programs accessible (February 23, 2000)

Drew v. Merrill - re: Providing auxiliary aids and services, including qualified sign language interpreters for effective communication with persons who are deaf or who have other communication-related disabilities

Days Inns of America, Inc and Cendant Corporation - re: new construction under the ADA (December 2, 1999)

Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc, Dallas, Texas - re: removal of architectural barriers, assistance to passengers with disabilities, lift-equipped bus service (September 29, 1999)

American Association of State Social Work Boards and Assessment Systems, Inc., Grinnell, Iowa - re: providing a "qualified reader" in standardized testing for an individual with a disability (September 28, 1999)

MGM Hotel, Inc, Las Vegas, Nevada - re: removal of architectural barriers, alterations to existing facilities, modifications to policies, practices and procedures (September 16, 1999)

City of Toledo, Ohio - re: accessibility to city services, programs and activities, completion of a self evaluation and transition plan, effective communications with people with disabilities and compliance with the ADA Accessibility Standards in new construction and alteration of facilities (August 23, 1999)

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - re: program accessibility at a county courthouse

AVIS Rent A Car - re: shuttle bus services at airports (May 27, 1999)

RCPI Trust & Radio City Productions LLC (Radio City Music Hall) - re: removal of architectural barriers, reasonable modifications of policies, practices and procedures, and effective communication (February 11, 1999)

Crown Theaters, Danbury, Connecticut - re: assistive listening systems in theaters (March 8, 1999)

The Wold Driving School, Wausau, Wisconsin - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services by a private driving school (January 21, 1999)

Smyrna Playschool, Inc. d/b/a Cumberland Child Care - re: modification of policies to permit enrollment of children with asthma (December 23, 1998)

The Texas Commission for the Blind - re: reasonable accommodations and employment (December 21, 1998)

Bass Hotels & Resorts, Atlanta, Georgia (Holiday Inn) - re: Barriers to access, auxillary aids and services and mediation (December 16, 1998)

Bass Hotels & Resorts, Atlanta, Georgia (Holiday Inn) - re: Reservations policies (December 16, 1998)

Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, Virginia - re: removal of architectural barriers (September 3, 1998)

Wendy's International , Dublin, Ohio - re: accessibility to customer queue areas (August 27, 1998)

Middlesex Memorial Hospital, et al., Connecticut - re: providing auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters in hospitals (August 20, 1998)

Office of the Sheriff, County of Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia - re: effective communications in a county jail

McDowell County, West Virginia - re: program and physical accessibility

Lawyer's Advocate, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado - re: effective communication related to seminars (July 14, 1998)

Moon River Theater, Branson, Missouri - re: removal of architectural barriers in a live performance theater (June 2, 1998)

Vasquez Funeral Home, Chicago, Illinois - re: providing services to all persons on an equal basis, without regard to disability, including persons who have died from AIDS-related complications or another infectious disease. (May 29, 1998)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - re: initial-eligibility requirements for students with learning disabilities (May 26, 1998)

Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine - re: effective communication with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have other communication-related disabilities (May 18, 1998)

Ellerbe Becket, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota - re: design and construction of arenas and stadiums (April 22, 1998)

County of Northampton, Pennsylvania - re: appointing an ADA coordinator and establishing a grievance procedure to resolve ADA complaints (April 21, 1998)

City of San Bernardino, California - re: provision of sign language interpreters, materials in alternate formats and Assistive Listening Devices (April 21, 1998)

George Washington University Medical Center - re: modification of policies and practices related to nondiscrimination concerning patients with infectious diseases, including HIV and AIDS (April 16, 1998)

Dover Downs Entertainment, Inc., Dover, Delaware - re: removal of architectural barriers and compliance with the alteration requirements of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (April 15, 1998)

Borough of Olyphant, Pennsylvania - re: accessibility to the Olyphant Municipal Building, modifications of policies and access to services, programs and activities (April 1, 1998)

TST One, Indiana, L.L.C., Indianapolis, Indiana - re: removal of architectural barriers and future alterations (March 2, 1998)

City of Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia - re: accessibility to the SCOPE Arena and access to the services, programs or activities provided in the arena (February 27, 1998)

Paradise Grill, Branson, Missouri -- the design and construction of a new restaurant in compliance with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (February 23, 1998).

State of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii - re: quarantine of guide dogs used by persons with visual impairments (January 15, 1998)

Arizona Shuttle Service, Tucson, Arizona - re: accessible buses and vans and modification of policies and procedures for people who use service animals (November 25, 1997)

New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission - re: program accessibility for lottery programs under Title II ( November 10, 1997)

Town of Kingstree, South Carolina - re: auxiliary aids and services under Title II (November 5, 1997)

La Petite Academy, Inc. - re: modification of policies and practices for emergency treatment, medication and staff assistance for children with allergies, diabetes and mobility disabilities (October 23, 1997)

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania - re: reasonable accommodation of potential jurors with disabilities (October 23, 1997)

Eye Institute of Orange County, Irvine, California re: provision of services to people with Down's Syndrome, (September 18, 1997)

Oregon State Lottery Commission re: sale of lottery tickets and access to the services, programs and activities of the Oregon State Lottery. (September 16, 1997)

Stowe Township, Pennsylvania re: accessibility to the public meetings of the Board of Commissioners (August 6, 1997)

Outagamie County, Wisconsin re: accessibility to the Outagamie County Justice Center (July 3, 1997)

Hancock County, Mississippi re: persons who are deaf or hard of hearing having an equal opportunity to participate as jurors, parties, witnesses, and spectators of the Courts (February 11, 1997)

Harrison County, Mississippi re: persons who are deaf or hard of hearing having an equal opportunity to participate as jurors, parties, witnesses, and spectators of the Courts (February 11, 1997)

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation re: auxiliary aids and services, architectural access, and removal of architectural barriers at Friendly's Restaurants (May 22, 1997)

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee re: employment of an emergency medical technician who is deaf in one ear and prohibition of blanket disqualification standards. (July 9, 1997)

Budget Rent a Car Systems, Inc. re: modifications of policies and procedures for people who use service animals. (June 30, 1997)

Walt Disney World Company Agreement re: the use of auxiliary aids at Disney theme parks (January 17, 1997)

Mid-America Festivals Corporation re: architectural access for persons with disabilities and removal of architectural barriers at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (January 13, 1997)

North Kingstown Police Department, North Kingstown, RI re: auxiliary aids and services and effective communication (December 12, 1996)

Santa Clara County Superior Court, Santa Clara, CA re: auxiliary aids and services and effective communication (October 10, 1996)

Sunshine Child Center, Inc. Agreement re: reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures, integrated settings and barrier removal (December 5, 1995)

Olympic Stadium re: new construction, wheelchair seating locations, companion seating, comparable line of sight, accessible routes (May 15, 1996)

Olympic Aquatic Center re: new construction, alterations, wheelchair seating locations, companion seating, comparable line of sight, accessible route, assistive listening system, visual alarms (July 11, 1996)

Olympic Tennis Center re: new construction, wheelchair seating locations, comparable line of sight, accessible routes, portable toilets, visual alarms (July 11, 1996)

KinderCare Settlement Agreement re: Diabetes Finger-prick Tests (August 22, 1996)

Cineplex Odeon Corporation and Plitt Theatres, Inc. re: Assistive Listening Systems (August 29,1996)

Marriott International, Inc., and Courtyard Management Corporation re: reservation policies, barrier removal and provision of auxiliary aids (September 12, 1996)