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Wynn Las Vegas faces lawsuit11 June 2007LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Activists working on behalf of the disabled have sued Wynn Resorts, claiming that Wynn Las Vegas discriminates against the disabled and violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. "...The complaints against Wynn Las Vegas are based on visits to the hotel by two disabled Florida men. William Norkunas is a professional ADA consultant, and Peter Spalluto is a quadriplegic described as 'a civil rights activist with an extensive history as a litigant of ADA design and construction violations.' "The two disabled men, joined by a group called Disabled Rights Action Committee, listed a series of problems they claim discriminated against the disabled when they made separate visits to Wynn Las Vegas in 2006. "...Other complaints: lack of signs showing ADA access, handicapped ramps that didn't have handrails, counters with cash registers that hadn't been lowered for wheelchair access, dining areas with no accessible tables, public restrooms with inaccessible elements and, the easiest one to fix, some counters had been lowered for wheelchair access but were being used for big floral displays. (I have noticed this in various hotels.)..." |