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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Settlement | Fact Sheet | Department of Justice Press Release BACKGROUND AND PARTIESSettlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
The parties to this Settlement Agreement ("Settlement") are the United States of America and the District of Columbia (the "District"). The "District" shall mean the subordinate agency or employee of the District of Columbia government under the administrative control of the Mayor with authority to undertake the action required, exclusive of District contractors, subcontractors, or agents. The Attorney General initiated this matter as a review of the accessibility of the District of Columbia's homeless shelter program (the "Shelter Program") to individuals with disabilities under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Attorney General's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. The review was initiated after the Attorney General received individual complaints alleging widespread ADA violations in the Shelter Program. The District denies that there are widespread ADA violations in the Shelter Program. The ADA applies to the D
