Settlement to ensure public housing access
Chicago, March 3, 2003 -- A settlement agreement negotiated by Access Living last week will ensure that the redevelopment of Henry Horner Homes on the West Side, one of the city's largest public housing complexes, will include ramps on front and rear steps of apartments; accessible door handles on front doors; lower, accessible mailboxes; accessible parking spaces; accessible entry-way gates and trash areas; lower, accessible thermostats, medicine cabinets and closet racks; grab bars in bathrooms; and kitchens with maneuvering space for wheelchairs. Access Living had sued the Chicago Housing Authority and The Habitat Company, a private developer, under the Fair Housing Act and the 1973 Rehab Act.