>Businesses sued over accessibility
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
BY STEPHANIE AKIN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
HACKENSACK — Three city businesses, including The Shops at Riverside, are the latest targets of a Florida-based advocacy group that has sued hundreds of retailers nationwide for allegedly failing to follow federal handicapped accessibility guidelines.
The lawsuits filed by The National Alliance for Accessibility and Denise Payne, the group’s president, claim that the shopping mall, the Saks store in the mall and a Hooters restaurant across Route 4 violate several building regulations put in place by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.
Payne, who lives in Florida, discovered unmarked handicapped parking spaces, excessively sloped curbs and problems with the bathrooms, among other issues, when she visited the businesses, the Dec. 5 lawsuits allege. Payne has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, according to court documents.
The group wants the businesses to address the alleged problems and pay its attorney’s fees.
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