King Soopers [Kroeger] sued over accessibility
Group says stores aren't compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
An advocacy group representing people with disabilities sued King Soopers on Tuesday, alleging that its stores don't provide adequate access for people in wheelchairs.
In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition is asking that King Soopers be required to bring its stores into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
King Soopers spokesman Trail Daugherty said Tuesday evening that he could not comment because the company's attorneys were still reviewing the lawsuit.
The suit names Dillon Cos. Inc., doing business as King Soopers. Dillon is a Kansas subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger Co.
The Cross-Disability Coalition has an aggressive and largely successful record of suing over accessibility issues.
Its suits have resulted in changes in the way accessible seating is handled at Coors Field, the Pepsi Center and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Stores at Park Meadows mall, including Right Start and Abercrombie & Fitch, altered their layouts after the group sued them, and the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver agreed to install access ramps and make other accommodations at its annual Parade of Homes.
"Several of our members have complained about the conditions at King Soopers stores," said Kevin Williams, the coalition's legal-program director. "In some cases, they have written letters and never gotten responses."
Staff writer Kristi Arellano can be reached at 303-820-1902 or karellano@denverpost.com.
( '? note: I am quite proud today, as I co-founded the Coalition, and got fired from King Soopers for organizing a union. ( '? end advertisement
.
No comments:
Post a Comment