DOJ sues the state of Maine over violations of the ADA
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine on Friday
The lawsuit alleges that Maine violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide adequate educational services to children with disabilities
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine on Friday, alleging that the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide adequate educational services to children with disabilities.
The lawsuit alleges that Maine's educational system fails to provide children with disabilities with the free appropriate public education (FAPE) that is required by the ADA. This includes failing to provide children with disabilities with assistive technology, such as wheelchairs and hearing aids, and failing to provide support services, such as speech therapy and occupational therapy.
The lawsuit also alleges that Maine's educational system discriminates against children with disabilities by placing them in segregated settings, such as special education classrooms, and by failing to provide them with the same opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities as children without disabilities.
The Justice Department is seeking a court order that would require Maine to comply with the ADA. This includes providing children with disabilities with the FAPE that they are entitled to and ending the discrimination against children with disabilities.
The lawsuit is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Justice Department to enforce the ADA. In recent years, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against several states, including Texas, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi, for violating the ADA.
The ADA is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. It requires state and local governments to provide people with disabilities with the same opportunities as people without disabilities.
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