This page is designed to collect information and resources related to the ADA class action settlement in Lawson v. City of Atlanta, which requires the City to make its sidewalks and other pedestrian rights of way accessible to people with mobility impairments. Please check back often for updates.
The Consent Decree can be found here.
The Order approving the Consent Decree can be found here.
The press release announcing the final order can be found here.
Press photos:
Image description: A group of people smiling for a photo, with an American flag, its stars shaped into a disability access symbol, in the background. On the back row, from left to right, Andrew Coffman, a Caucasian man with curly blond hair and a suit and tie; James Radford, a Caucasian man with a blue jacket and orange tie; and Georgia Lord, an older Caucasian woman with curly red hair. All three are wearing glasses. In the front row, from left to right, James Turner, an African-American man with a bald held and a red t-shirt in a wheelchair, and James Curtis, a Caucasian man in a dark suit and yellow tie in a wheelchair. Photo date: May 9, 2024.
Image Description: Laurel, pale white woman with cropped blonde hair and bright performance makeup speaks into a microphone. She is wearing a black tank top with white logo above brilliant copper leggings. The background shows the Hudson River through rain spattered glass. Photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/filipwolak/
