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title=Disability.Outreach@usdoj.gov
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Mazen.Basrawi@usdoj.gov
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 22, 2010 3:45 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION WITH
AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.</DIV></DIV>
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lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">Note: The agreement is attached below in
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face="Times New Roman">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Times New Roman">FOR IMMEDIATE
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<P dir=ltr align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 18,
2010
(202) 514-2007</FONT></SPAN></P>
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TDD (202) 514-1888</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN
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<P dir=ltr align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman">JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF
LITIGATION</FONT></U></B></SPAN></P>
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.</FONT></U></B></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Times New Roman">WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a
settlement agreement with AMC Entertainment Inc. to resolve a lawsuit filed
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit
challenged, among other things, the design of stadium-style movie theaters that
fail to provide persons who use wheelchairs with comparable lines of sight to
those of other moviegoers. AMC is the second largest movie theater chain
in the country with about 5,300 screens. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">“Going to the movies is an archetypal
American leisure activity,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for
Civil Rights. “We are pleased that AMC is taking steps to provide
person</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">s who use wheelchairs with
access to the enhanced viewing experience of stadium-style
theaters.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">Today’s settlement
agreement will improve the movie-going experience for people who use wheelchairs
and their companions at AMC stadium-style theaters nationwide. All
stadium-style theaters opened by AMC after entry of the decree will be
constructed in accordance with design requirements that place accessible seating
near the middle of the auditorium. During the course of the lawsuit, AMC,
with the approval of the Department of Justice, made changes to its stadium
theater design template that provided full accessibility to its newly
constructed theaters. Additionally, at nearly 250 existing
stadium-style theaters across the country, AMC has agreed to make sure that a
specified percentage of auditoriums provide wheelchair spaces and companion
seating in the stadium section. AMC also will move wheelchair seating from
the front row to locations further back from the screen and otherwise ensure
that movie patrons who use wheelchairs enjoy an unobstructed view of the
screen. Additionally, stadium-style theaters acquired by AMC during the
five-year term of the order also will be required to provide enhanced lines of
sight and improved accessibility for patrons who use
wheelchairs.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">Stadium-style theaters
offer superior lines of sight and a superlative movie-going experience. However,
in early stadium theater designs, accessible seating was</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><B><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT color=#000000
face="Times New Roman">often located at or near the very front of the
auditoriums. Today’s agreement will afford movie patrons who use
wheelchairs and their companions the opportunity to enjoy the same product as
other moviegoers. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">The
Justice Department filed suit to enforce the ADA in January 1999 in federal
court in Los Angeles. The suit was based upon private complaints filed
with the Justice Department and its own investigation. Today’s settlement
agreement has been submitted to the federal district court in the Central
District of California and is subject to the review and approval by Judge S.
James Otero. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">People interested in finding out more about
the ADA can call the Justice Department’s toll-free Information Line at
800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access the ADA homepage
at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A href="http://www.ada.gov"><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT
color=#0000ff face="Times New Roman">www.ada.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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