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Warwick playground renovation must be made ADA accessible, per Dept. of Justice settlement
United States Resolves ADA Case with Warwick School Department to Ensure Access to Local Playground
The Warwick School Department has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to ensure equal access for children and adults with disabilities at the Warwick Neck Elementary School playground, announced Zachary A. Cunha, United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
This agreement follows an investigation that began after the U.S. Attorney’s Office received a complaint alleging that the Warwick School Department renovated the Warwick Neck Elementary playground in 2019, but in doing so, failed to make access to the renovated playground accessible to individuals with disabilities.
This agreement will remedy that problem, and commits the Warwick School Department to making changes that include significant modifications and improvements that will ensure that the playground will be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Those modifications are now underway.
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The matter was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy R. Romero, with the assistance of the Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
The Department of Justice has a number of publications available to assist entities in complying with the ADA. For more information on the ADA and to access these publications, visit www.ada.gov or call the Justice Department’s toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD).
Any member of the public who wishes to file a complaint alleging that a place of public accommodation or public entity in Rhode Island is not accessible to persons with disabilities may contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office at (401) 709-5000 or by email at [email protected].
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