March 3, 2000
Duke Reaches Settlement With Justice Dept. on Access for People With Disabilities
Duke University settled a disability-rights complaint with the U.S. Justice Department last week, agreeing to make wide-ranging changes over the next five years to render its buildings and services more accessible to people with disabilities.
Under the agreement, Duke must also pay $25,000 in civil penalties and $7,500 to a former Duke undergraduate, who filed the complaint in 1996.
The female student, who has not been publicly identified, uses a
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