"A violation of civil rights": UNC maintenance backlog highlights lack of campus accessibility
By Preston Fore | Sep. 6UNC’s deferred maintenance backlog has reached over $988 million — of which nearly $42 million allocated for elevators and lifts is awaiting funding — according to the Facilities Condition Assessment Program. “This campus is not at all accessible, or equitable for the things that I can access compared to able-bodied peers of mine,” Sophomore Eleanor Bolton said. “A lot of things that are definitely in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act are ignored for years and years.”
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