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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NUMBER 204-36-144 Settlement Agreement Department of Justice Press Releases BACKGROUNDSettlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
This matter was initiated by a complaint filed under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, with the United States Department of Justice (“Department”) against the City of Quincy, Massachusetts, (“City”). The complaint was received by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, under the authority of 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart F. The complainant alleged that the City had failed to develop a transition plan so as to ensure that its programs, services, and activities are accessible to people with disabilities. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the investigation was also conducted under the authority of § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department’s implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G. The Department expanded the scope of the investigation to include the City’s compliance with the following title II requirements:
