Defending Your Rights
Disability Rights:
Environmental Barriers Act (410 ILCS 25/1 et seq.)
The Office of Attorney General is responsible for investigating complaints alleging violations of the Illinois Environmental Barriers Act (EBA).
The EBA, enacted in 1985 and amended in 1996, is the statute that governs physical access for people with disabilities in new construction, additions and alterations to public facilities. The Illinois Accessibility Code (IAC) contains the design standards required by the EBA such as the required width of a door and the number of accessible parking spaces that must be provided.
Voluntary compliance continues to be the most efficient and successful method to resolve accessibility complaints, however, lawsuits are filed when necessary.
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