Boston has failed to install as many new handicap ramps at city intersections as it promised to settle a 2021 suit, and many of the ramps it has installed don't meet standards and could prove a menace to people using them, advocates say. Read more.
A federal judge today gave preliminary approval to a deal between mobility activists and Boston, which agreed that over the next ten years it will install and repair a total of 15,000 handicap ramps that people in wheelchairs or with other mobility issues can actually use. Read more.
Update: Settlement reached.
Three Jamaica Plain residents and a frequent visitor to Boston yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging the state of handicap ramps in the city is so poor they often have difficulty getting around the city, in violation of the federal Americans with Disability Act. Read more.
A federal complaint filed on behalf of a Harvard College student is shedding light on how the school handles disability rights and accommodations for Harvard students with disabilities.
A concerned citizen shows that sometimes a photo is worth a thousand words, with a complaint to 311 about the sidewalk on Amory Street in Jamaica Plain:
If we can't get a baby stroller through past this hydrant, how can someone in a wheelchair? I am concerned about accessibility.
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