February 2, 1999
San Francisco, California — Chevron and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) today announced a comprehensive agreement that will improve access for customers with disabilities at stations owned by Chevron throughout the United States.
Press Releases
Shell Gas Stations Press Release
September 11, 1998
San Francisco, California — United States District Court Judge Charles Legge today granted final approval to one of the most comprehensive agreements to date under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In issuing his Order, Judge Legge referred to the Consent Decree as a remarkable and outstanding achievement. The agreement with Equilon Enterprises LLC, and Shell Oil Products Company, two companies that now own, lease and/or operate over 3,000 Shell gas stations across the country, and plaintiffs in a national class action lawsuit, will substantially improve access for wheelchair users and other people with mobility disabilities across the country.
Two Bus Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination
August 6, 1998
Berkeley, California — A class-action lawsuit will be filed on August 6, 1998 in federal court in San Francisco against two companies that provide passenger bus services in California. The bus companies involved are Serendipity Land Yachts of Santa Clara, California, which serves northern California; and Coach USA, a Houston, Texas-based company that operates Antelope Valley Buses serving southern California passengers. The suit will be filed by the Berkeley-based Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), and the San Francisco law firm of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP, on behalf of named plaintiff Betty L. Ingram and all similarly situated class members, alleging a pattern and practice of disability discrimination against passengers who use wheelchairs.
Good News Ahead For Amtrak Passengers With Mobility Impairments
January 13, 1998
Berkeley, California — By this summer, Amtrak will introduce new discounts, reservations policies and publications that will make it easier and more economical for persons with mobility impairments to explore America by rail.
City of San Diego Sued for Disability Discrimination
November 12, 1997
Berkeley, California — A major disability discrimination lawsuit will be filed on Wednesday, November 12, 1997 in federal court in San Diego against the City of San Diego, alleging that the City illegally excludes persons with mental illness from the long-term disability (LTD) benefits plan that it offers to City employees. The suit will be filed by the Berkeley, California-based Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF); the ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties; the ACLU Foundation of Southern California; and the San Diego office of the law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP. Brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the ADA) and similar California civil rights laws, the case is the first lawsuit in California to allege illegal treatment of persons with mental illness in a government employee LTD plan.