Disabled residents of the Eighth and Harrison streets encampment allege that they have been repeatedly denied Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations during their yearslong litigation with the city of Berkeley. Residents are left in fear for their safety as the city seeks to sweep the encampment.
The BHU, which represents disabled residents of the encampment, was granted a temporary restraining order against the city last Thursday due to multiple alleged issues with how the city handled accommodations.
In a written argument submitted to the court Wednesday, the city of Berkeley said the BHU’s complaints regarding gift cards and storage are “baseless,” and even if true, they would “by no means justify the extraordinary relief it requests” in light of public health hazards at the encampment.
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