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Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints
Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints A restaurant in Fairfield County will improve accessibility for disabled people and start allowing service animals after reaching a settlement with federal officials following complaints from a patron.  The owners of Down The Hatch, located in Brookfield at 292 Candlewood Lake Rd., have reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut to resolve allegations that the restaurant was out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, US Attorney Vanessa Avery announced on Monday, Feb. 13.  The settlement stemmed from an A…

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by Ben Crnic
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Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds
Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds The owners of a Fairfield County restaurant and its landlord has reached a settlement with the federal government to resolve claims that it did not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The settlement agreements resolve an ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Market Place was not fully accessible for individuals with physical disabilities,” U.S. Attorney John Durham said. Durham noted that the Market Place and Mesa Contractors are in the process of making the changes required by the settlement agreements.  As part of its se…

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Westport Inn, Restaurant To Make Changes To Comply With ADA, DOJ Says Westport Inn, Restaurant To Make Changes To Comply With ADA, DOJ Says
Westport Inn, Restaurant To Make Changes To Comply With ADA, DOJ Says The owners of an inn and a restaurant in Westport reached resolutions with officials regarding alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced Wednesday that his office has reached settlements with the Inn at Longshore in Westport, the Pearl at Longshore Restaurant in Westport, and the Town of Westport to bring the locations into compliance with the ADA. The settlement agreements “resolve an ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Inn at Longshore and Pearl …

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by Zak Failla