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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI, Please read the previous message.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Walter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> U.S. Department of Justice <<a href="mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com">usdoj@public.govdelivery.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2023 3:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wmitchell@l2tpands.com">wmitchell@l2tpands.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Eye Surgery Practices Agree to Pay $1 Million and End Discriminatory Policies Towards People with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Justice Department has filed a proposed consent decree with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers (BDP) and American Vision Partners (AVP), to resolve its lawsuit alleging that the eye care practices violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit alleged that BDP and AVP refused to operate on certain patients who needed assistance transferring from their wheelchairs for surgery and required other such patients to pay for third-party medical transport and transfer assistance. BDP and AVP have agreed to pay $1 million and end discriminatory policies towards people with disabilities. 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