With the holiday season behind us, it is likely that you or someone you know spent some amount of time navigating through and purchasing gifts from a number of stores. Did you happen to come across any problems regarding ease of accessibility at any of those stores? If so, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) wants to hear from people with disabilities about their shopping experiences at retail stores.
Have you had difficulty shopping because of accessibility problems? Narrow aisles? High counters? Entrances with stairs? Inaccessible point of sale machines? Are there stores you avoid because you know they are inaccessible? If you have experienced these or other access problems, please contact the ERC Disability Rights Program today at (202) 234-3062 or email Rpowell@equalrightscenter.org.
The Equal Rights Center is a national non-profit civil rights organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunity in housing, employment, disability rights, immigrant rights, and access to public accommodations and government services. The ERC engages in cutting edge investigation techniques and is one of the few organizations in the United States which, when necessary, engages in comprehensive civil-rights enforcement for all protected classes under both federal and local law. Each year, the ERC advances civil rights and helps thousands of individuals through a comprehensive approach including counseling, civil rights testing and investigations, and education and outreach activities.
For more information, visit the Equal Rights Center website.