DC Crips Settle CVS Suit
WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 20, 2002 --CVS Pharmacy and the Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington today announced they have entered into an agreement to provide enhanced accessibility for customers with disabilities in CVS stores in the greater Washington area. Under the agreement, CVS will provide for enhanced accessible parking, lower and more accessible counters, unobstructed aisles and doors that open more easily at its stores in the District of Columbia and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed in July, 2001.