[Nfbf-l] Department of Justice Wells Fargo Settlement

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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 
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