Suit filed in federal court: City of Linton accused of violating rights of a disabled person
/On behalf of a disabled resident in the Linton area, the ACLU of Indiana has filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, alleging the City of Linton has deprived the resident of his rights, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The resident wants to go fishing at the Conservation Club, owned by the City, but he’s a paraplegic in a wheelchair and after the City installed locked gates to the property and failed to provide him with a key to the gate so he can drive in, he is unable to access the property while non-disabled people can still access it on foot or bicycle.
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