[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Department of Justice Wells Fargo Settlement
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Fri Jul 1 01:12:55 UTC 2011
Dwight D. Sayer
National President,
The National Association of Blind Veterans
A Division of the NFB
Email - presidentnabv at aol.com
or president at nabv.org
Web Site - _www.nabv.org_ (http://www.nabv.org/)
____________________________________
From: MisterAdvocate at aol.com
To: repcodds at aol.com, nablindvets at aol.com
Sent: 6/30/2011 4:00:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Fwd: Department of Justice Wells Fargo Settlement
____________________________________
From: info at familycafe.net
To: misteradvocate at aol.com
Sent: 6/30/2011 11:32:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Department of Justice Wells Fargo Settlement
Dear Family Café Friends,
Our associates at the Institute for Educational Leadership have asked us
to pass on an important announcement:
They have asked us to assist with informing individuals with disabilities
about a settlement agreement with Wells Fargo and its claims process. Please
read and feel free to forward this email on to others.
On May 31, 2011, Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo) entered into a
settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The Agreement requires
Wells Fargo to compensate (pay) certain individuals who experienced
disability discrimination in violation of Title III of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) when trying to call Wells Fargo or Wachovia, visit one of
Wells Fargo or Wachovia's banks or retail stores, or otherwise access Wells
Fargo or Wachovia's services before May 31, 2011.
Any person who experienced disability-based discrimination that happened
before May 31, 2011 in violation of Title III of the ADA based on something
Wells Fargo or Wachovia did or didn't do may be eligible for compensation
under this Settlement Agreement. All types of disability discrimination can
be claimed; for example, physical inaccessibility at bank branches,
refusal by a bank branch to provide documents in alternate formats, policies that
cause barriers to equal access by individuals with disabilities, and
refusal to accept relay calls are just a few types of discrimination based on
disability.
The deadline to file a claim for compensation is January 29, 2012. If you
or someone you know may be eligible, it is important that you or that person
file a claim for compensation by January 29, 2012. No claims will be
accepted after January 29, 2012.
You can begin the process of filing a claim by sending your name, address,
email address, and day and evening telephone numbers by email to
_WFclaims at usdoj.gov_ (mailto:WFclaims at usdoj.gov) or by leaving a message at
1-866-708-1273 (voice mail) or 1-866-544-5309 (TTY). Do Not Respond Back To This
Message
This claims process also helps us identify ADA violations to be fixed by
Wells Fargo – i.e., physical inaccessibility at retail stores and policies
that cause barriers to equal access by individuals with disabilities. Please
visit _www.ada.gov/wells_fargo/_ (http://www.ada.gov/wells_fargo/) for
more information about the settlement or the claims process.
ACT QUICKLY! The time period for filing a claim, established by the
settlement agreement, ends on January 29, 2012.
Remember: Do Not Respond Back To This Message. To file your claim, send
your name, address, email address, and day and evening telephone numbers by
email to _WFclaims at usdoj.gov_ (mailto:WFclaims at usdoj.gov) or leave a message
at 1-866-708-1273 (voice mail) or 1-866-544-5309 (TTY).
Alex Brown
Youth Advisor
Florida Youth Council
The Family Cafe
1332 N. Duval St.
Tallahassee, Fl 32303
850-224-4670
888-309-Café
_abrown at familycafe.net_ (mailto:abrown at familycafe.net)
_www.FloridaYouthCouncil.com_ (http://www.floridayouthcouncil.com/)
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888-309-CAFE
www.FamilyCafe.net
1332 N. Duval St.
Tallahassee, FL 32303
United States
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