Settlement Reached in NYC Disaster Preparedness Suit

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A settlement was reached in a suit filed against the the Southern District, charging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The case alleged that NYC was not adequately prepared to keep the disabled out of harm's way during an emergency.

The law suit, Brooklyn Center for Independence v. Bloomberg, was filed in September 2011. This was nearly a year before Hurricane Sandy put the allegations to the test. The hurricane proved how devastating the failure to plan for emergencies is for New Yorkers is.

Through the settlement, the city agreed to establish at least 60 accessible shelters to accommodate some 120,000 people with disabilities by September 2017. They are working on an improved transportation plan for evacuating people with disabilities and on developing a high rise building evacuation task force.

Read more about the litigation settlement here: http://goo.gl/jGb8ed

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