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Article: Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wilmington, North Carolina, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities.
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- November 10, 2009
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WASHINGTON Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the city of Wilmington, N.C., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under "Project Civic Access," a Justice Department initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 171st reached under Project Civic Access and the tenth this year.
Project Civic Access was initiated to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in civic life. As part of the project, department ...