ADA, Fair Housing Claims Survive In Nonprofit’s Suit Against Assisted Living Facility

Mealey's (February 4, 2021, 1:32 PM EST) -- TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal judge in Arizona on Feb. 1 denied an assisted living facility’s motion for summary judgment on a nonprofit organization’s claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA) by unlawfully discriminating against deaf individuals, finding that questions of fact exist regarding whether the facility’s refusal to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a potential resident who is deaf “constituted a denial of a full and equal opportunity to enjoy Defendant’s services.”...