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Feds file suit accusing Lincoln Center of not complying with Americans With Disabilities Act
Action claims Avery Fisher Hall lacks enough slots for wheelchairs and its doors are too narrow
By Christina Boyle / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/feds-file-suit-accusing-lincoln-center-complying-americans-disabilities-act-article-1.1103711
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 11:53 PM
LINCOLN CENTER is being sued by the feds for failing to provide adequate disabled access.
A lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday charges that Avery Fisher Hall is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
An investigation found the hall, built in 1962 and one of three main performance spaces at Lincoln Center, does not have the required number of spots for wheelchairs within the seating area, and the doors to the venue are too narrow.
The lawsuit says the bathrooms do not comply with ADA standards, and elevators cannot be used by the blind.
Federal lawyers are asking Lincoln Center to make the venue compliant with disability law and to pay a civil penalty and damages to disabled people who have been negatively affected.
The investigation was launched after a man complained he and his wife, who uses a wheelchair, did not have access to appropriate seats during a visit to Avery Fisher Hall.
cboyle@nydailynews.com
Action claims Avery Fisher Hall lacks enough slots for wheelchairs and its doors are too narrow
By Christina Boyle / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/feds-file-suit-accusing-lincoln-center-complying-americans-disabilities-act-article-1.1103711
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 11:53 PM
LINCOLN CENTER is being sued by the feds for failing to provide adequate disabled access.
A lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday charges that Avery Fisher Hall is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
An investigation found the hall, built in 1962 and one of three main performance spaces at Lincoln Center, does not have the required number of spots for wheelchairs within the seating area, and the doors to the venue are too narrow.
The lawsuit says the bathrooms do not comply with ADA standards, and elevators cannot be used by the blind.
Federal lawyers are asking Lincoln Center to make the venue compliant with disability law and to pay a civil penalty and damages to disabled people who have been negatively affected.
The investigation was launched after a man complained he and his wife, who uses a wheelchair, did not have access to appropriate seats during a visit to Avery Fisher Hall.
cboyle@nydailynews.com