Posted on July 8, 2021 by David Brand in City Limits City Limits, By David Brand The legal motion, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, accuses the city of a one-size-fits-all strategy that violates the rights of disabled shelter residents to accessible dwellings. A group of homeless New Yorkers with disabilities are taking legal action to halt the city’s plan to move them from COVID-safe hotel rooms back into group shelters, accusing the city of a one-size-fits-all strategy that violates their right to accessible dwellings. A handful of shelter residents and three advocacy organizations, including the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project and the Coalition for the Homeless, filed a motion in Manhattan federal court Thursday as part of an ongoing class action lawsuit compelling the city to meet the needs of disabled shelter residents.
