In July, the U.S. Department of Justice closed its decade-long Americans with Disabilities Act case against the City of Bend, even though work to make sidewalks and crosswalks more accessible was incomplete. A letter from the DOJ to the City of Bend said “(Bend) has acceptably progressed in compliance;” essentially saying, although not complete and […]
Americans with Disabilities Act
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Parks Apart
Providing connections, access for all is part of the Park District’s philosophy
The First Street Rapids Park is beautiful. Caramel-colored cliffs slope into the Deschutes River. This is surely postcard worthy. And, the addition last summer of a bridge to connect running paths on one side of the river to the other, surely made the space even more easily accessible. Yet, not everyone can access the park. […]