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Courthouse Needs $2 Million In Changes Facility Out Of Compliance With Disabilities Act
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OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. -- Oconee County has agreed to spend about $2,000,000 to bring its 2005 County Courthouse into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The County learned that most of the courtrooms and the restrooms had not been built in compliance with the ADA after a team from the United States Attorney’s Office inspected the building shortly before it opened.
The County and the United States Attorney’s Office identified violations that can be fixed and developed policies to lessen the impact of those items that cannot be fixed.
U.S. Attorney William N. Nettles said, “This is a significant settlement. Full access to public buildings for South Carolina’s disabled citizens is vitally important. With Oconee County’s cooperation and the hard work of a number of attorneys, both from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, a settlement was reached which facilitates equal access to justice for the disabled, whether litigate, lawyer or the general public.”
http://www.wyff4.com/news/24372859/detail.html
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. -- Oconee County has agreed to spend about $2,000,000 to bring its 2005 County Courthouse into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The County learned that most of the courtrooms and the restrooms had not been built in compliance with the ADA after a team from the United States Attorney’s Office inspected the building shortly before it opened.
The County and the United States Attorney’s Office identified violations that can be fixed and developed policies to lessen the impact of those items that cannot be fixed.
U.S. Attorney William N. Nettles said, “This is a significant settlement. Full access to public buildings for South Carolina’s disabled citizens is vitally important. With Oconee County’s cooperation and the hard work of a number of attorneys, both from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, a settlement was reached which facilitates equal access to justice for the disabled, whether litigate, lawyer or the general public.”