Monthly Archives: June 2017
Read more about the article Thirteen restaurants fail restaurant inspections from January to MayDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess.org
Golden Harbor restaurant on Neil Street in Champaign on June 29. They failed an inspection on April 6.

Thirteen restaurants fail restaurant inspections from January to May

Altogether, from January 1 to May 31, 13 food establishments were closed or failed inspections for health code violations, according to a review of inspection records by the county health department.

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Read more about the article Illinois health departments to abandon scoring as part of changes to food codeDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess.org
Jim Roberts of the Champaign-Urbana Health District holds up a sample placard as county board members discussed whether restaurants in the county should be required to display inspection placards on August 21, 2014.

Illinois health departments to abandon scoring as part of changes to food code

Starting in July 2018, Illinois public health departments will no longer score restaurant inspections as part of sweeping changes coming to the state’s food code.

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Read more about the article Physical accessibility issues persist at University of Illinois 27 years after ADASteffie Drucker/For CU-CitizenAccess
A $60 million renovation helped Lincoln Hall become more accessible.

Physical accessibility issues persist at University of Illinois 27 years after ADA

While the University of Illinois has been called a pioneer in providing accessibility and support for students with disabilities, certain simple items — such as buttons to call and operate the elevator in Gregory Hall — remain out of reach.

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Read more about the article Despite reputation, University of Illinois struggles with web accessibilityDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
Tim Offenstein, lead information design specialist and campus accessibility liaison at the University of Illinois, shows a page he is checking for accessibility in his office at the Digital Computing Lab in Urbana on May 16, 2017.

Despite reputation, University of Illinois struggles with web accessibility

If Tim Offenstein had to grade the University of Illinois in terms of web accessibility, he said he would give a B or C+.

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Read more about the article Federal civil rights investigation into University of Illinois web accessibility launched
A copy of the notification of a civil rights investigation launched by the Department of Education sent to Chancellor Robert Jones.

Federal civil rights investigation into University of Illinois web accessibility launched

The University of Illinois is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights because many university web pages are allegedly inaccessible to those with disabilities, according to an official notification sent to Chancellor Robert Jones on April 10.

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Read more about the article Champaign County housing authority executive director hired in VirginiaDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess.org
Ed Bland, the executive director of the Housing Authority of Champaign County, was hired in the same position in Portsmouth, Virginia, last week.

Champaign County housing authority executive director hired in Virginia

Ed Bland, the executive director of the Housing Authority of Champaign County, was hired in the same position in Portsmouth, Virginia, last week.

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