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Accessible Design Celebrated at Children’s Medical Center Dallas

February 5, 2014 1786 Views Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ), Central U.S., Chandler Police Department, Con Edison, Gilbert Police Department, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, Summit Builders

DALLAS — The lobby renovation at Children’s Medical Center Dallas (CMCD) garnered recognition for going above and beyond legal requirements to provide physical accessibility and service accessibility for people with disabilities.

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Health Care Accessibility: ‘A Matter of Civil Rights’

May 8, 2012May 16, 2012 2046 Views Arrington Watkins Architects, Con Edison, energy consumption, SFI

On March 28, 2012, the Department of Justice filed a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act with Trinity Health Systems to ensure that the Trinity Regional Medical Center provides effective communication to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing — including a settlement of $198,000 to the aggrieved individuals and a $20,000 civil penalty.

The complaint, filed in 2009, alleged that alleging that the Medical Center had inadequate mechanisms in place to ensure good communication between hospital personnel and deaf patients.