The people who fought for ADA compliance in Baltimore City, and won

By Sheilah Kast,

Melissa Gerr

Published November 27, 2024 at 10:50 AM EST

From Left: Janice Jackson , Keyonna Mayo, and Susan Goodlaxson are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Baltimore City. It asks that the city bring pedestrian structures up to ADA code. It was recently settled, and Mayor Scott is pledging $44 million to the improvements and repairs. Photo provided by Janice Jackson

Baltimore City settled a lawsuit two weeks ago with a price tag of $44 million, earmarked for pedestrian improvements--repairs aimed at directly affecting how people with disabilities get around the city. We hear details from Madeleine Reichman, a senior staff attorney at Disability Rights Advocates, and from Janice Jackson, one of three plaintiffs of the lawsuit.

Links: Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.), IMAGE Center of Maryland, Background to Baltimore City ADA compliance settlement.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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