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DENVER----Adaptive Adventures, a
chapter of Disabled Sports USA (DS /USA), today announced the 2005
Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium (RMO), an integrated cycling event
featuring more than 400 athletes with and without disabilities,
including a group of soldiers recently injured in the Iraq conflict.S. DS/USA also offers sports rehabilitation programs
through its nationwide network of over 80 community-based chapters. In a related action, filed on the same
day, the U. The proposed
consent order filed today resolves the litigation against NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS.

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serving children with mental
retardation and autism. Boyd, chairman, Freddie
Mac Foundation. Public School System has more than 2,400 cognitively disabled
students. To see renderings of the
school, visit http://www. Continuing its long history of
helping to rebuild the lives of disabled veterans, Adaptive
Adventures, in partnership with DS/USA, will host twelve U. "Disabled Sports USA is honored to
work with our Denver chapter Adaptive Adventures to serve these fine
young service members who have made great sacrifices for our country.

United States Attorney Announces Resolution of Lawsuit with NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS INC.

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Coletta to Reach Underserved Children Where They Live

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grant to St.
With the help of this grant, St. St. The organization is the nation 's largest multi-sport,
multi-disability organization and serves more than 60,000 people
nationwide . Sullivan
today announced the filing of an agreed-upon consent order that resolves a
lawsuit with NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC. Attorney's Office also sued Hoyts Cinemas Corporation, based
upon private complaints filed with the Department of Justice.

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"Bringing able-bodied and disabled athletes of all abilities
together for a weekend of learning, empowerment and fun, Adaptive
Adventures is proud to host the sixth annual Rocky Mountain Omnium,"
said Ian Lawless, race director, Adaptive Adventures.dsusa. The
lawsuit challenged the construction of stadium-style movie theaters that fail
to provide persons who use wheelchairs with seating locations and lines of
sight comparable to the general public. "We are pleased that National
Amusements has decided to join in this proposed consent order and to provide
the accommodations necessary for its patrons with disabilities. However , they present unique challenges for the
placement of movie-goers using wheelchairs.

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In its sixth year, the RMO will take place May 27-30, 2005, in Denver
and the surrounding Rocky Mountain foothills.
More information is available at www.

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C. Coletta's new
facility will be fully accessible , providing an excellent alternative to
helping this vulnerable population.org.
Created by Freddie Mac in 1991, the Freddie Mac Foundation is dedicated to
opening the doors to hope and opportunity for children and their families. Quinlivan, with assistance from attorneys in
the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights
Division.
People interested in finding out more about the ADA can call the Justice
Department's toll-free Information Line at (800) 514 -0301 or (800) 514-0383
(TDD), or access the ADA homepage at: http://www.

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St. Coletta serves 165 students from throughout the region at
its location in Old Town, Alexandria -- 68 percent of whom are from D.

About Disabled Sports USA

Founded in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans, Disabled Sports USA
provides opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities to
gain confidence and dignity through sports, recreation and educational
programs.

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St. Attorneys Michael J.

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Ensuring that
children with severe disabilities and their families have access to
educational opportunities is critical to creating stronger families. Coletta students
graduate and receive exemplary life skills training necessary to successfully
transition to adulthood -- which complements the Freddie Mac Foundation 's
mission to provide hope and opportunity for children and youth. Typically,
the Foundation supports programs that strengthen families by preventing child
abuse and neglect, finding homes for foster children, and developing youth to
their fullest potential.
Another highlight of this project is that Michael Graves, a nationally and
internationally recognized architect, designed the building to capture the
spirit of St.S. "The
Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium is a phenomenal opportunity for injured
soldiers, new amputees and athletes of all abilities to join together,
conquer physical disability and have fun on wheels."
"As a disabled Vietnam veteran, I'm familiar with the challenges
of learning to live with a permanent disability, and I know that
participating in events like the Rocky Mountain Omnium builds valuable
confidence to triumph over hardship," said Kirk Bauer, executive
director of Disabled Sports USA.org/omnium05.

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His new perspective influenced the project 's design.freddiemacfoundation.
For athletes interested in participating in the event,
registration and additional background information can be found at
http://cycling.org

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Coletta is the area's most prominent school and resource for children and
adults with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities.
"DS/USA and its chapters' athletic events, counseling programs and
world -class instruction helped give me the confidence and
determination that I needed to overcome my injury ," said Lt.html

About Adaptive Adventures

Adaptive Adventures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated
to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities and
their families through outdoor sports + recreation.

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Coletta's success. The three-day cycling
race, which includes twelve different race categories for cyclists of
all abilities, features a time trial, a road race and a criterium
finale through the downtown streets of historic Old Towne Golden,
Colorado, where crowds gather to cheer on the cyclists.

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For many families, being involved has
been very difficult since their children travel from the city to the suburbs
for schooling.
Nearly 25 percent of their students are in the foster care system and an
additional 25 percent live with only one parent or an extended family member. soldiers
who were severely injured in Iraq.

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C. While working on the
design, Graves became paralyzed through illness and must use a wheelchair. The organization
was created in 1999 by a group of physically challenged individuals
who saw the need to increase awareness and participation in sports and
recreation for the disabled, and is considered a national leader in
the area of adaptive cycling, water-skiing, kayaking, and winter
adaptive sports. A member of the U. BOSTON , United States Attorney Michael J. filed under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).S. Carris , and Mark T.

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Slated to open in mid-2006, the school will be
located at a site adjacent to D. Having the whole family engaged in the educational process is
imperative to St. Coletta to incorporate the families
and caretakers more fully in students' education and overall development.
Founded in 1959, St. As
one of the largest corporate funders in the Washington, DC metropolitan area,
Freddie Mac and the Freddie Mac Foundation have invested nearly $250 million
in organizations serving the community. The RMO is the largest
fully integrated cycling event in the U. and includes educational
programs that help recently injured athletes to learn adaptive cycling
techniques from experts in the field.S.
The RMO is a unique event that pairs able-bodied amateur and
professional cyclists with disabled cyclists at the same venue, on the
same courses, racing in front of the same crowds .

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The Freddie Mac Foundation's support will ensure that more
families reap the full benefits of our program by bringing our services closer
to them," explained Sharon Raimo, executive director, St . As a charter school, St."
The RMO is sponsored by Boeing, Tuff Shed, Garceworks Video, The
Wounded Warrior Project, Altitude Sports + Entertainment, Top End and
Schwartz Communications, with support from DS/USA, the United States
Handcycle Federation, the city of Golden, the Federation of
Independent Associations for Cycling (FIAC) and the American Cycling
Association (ACA). The lawsuit
against Hoyts Cinemas was resolved in June 2005 by a consent order entered
into between the Department of Justice and Regal Entertainment Group, which
acquired most of the former Hoyts movie theaters in 2004.

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The United States Attorney's Office filed suit against NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS
to enforce the ADA in December 2000.

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$1 Million Freddie Mac Foundation Grant to Help Build DC-Based School for Severely Disabled Children

"The Freddie Mac Foundation is focused on strengthening families and
helping children and young people reach their full potential.
Currently, St. Under the consent order , all future NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS
theaters will be constructed in accordance with design requirements that place
wheelchair seating within the stadium section and no closer to the screen than
approximately the middle of the movie auditorium.
The case was litigated by Assistant U.

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General Hospital and near RFK Stadium. Coletta is constructing a state-of-the-
art, 99,000 square foot facility to house a special education charter school
and private school serving 260 children. The majority of the student population will be physically closer to
their homes and community, allowing St. Coletta provides functional academics with life
skills and vocational training to children and adults with mental retardation
and autism to help them gain independence. Pineault,
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, The Freddie Mac Foundation
has made a $1 million grant to help St.
"We believe in encouraging talent, celebrating success and building self-
esteem. Coletta reflects our determination to invest in children so that
they may have brighter futures," explained Ralph F. Coletta will be the first District
facility to offer school choice to parents and caretakers of children with
severe cognitive disabilities.

By requiring that patrons who use
wheelchairs have equal access to seats with comparable views to those
available to other theater patrons, the Americans with Disabilities Act
ensures that people with disabilities can attend and enjoy performances like
anyone else," stated U.S.

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The RMO's main event is the
National Handcycle Championships, which features the best handcyclists
in the world , including World Champion Monica Bascio and Paralympic
silver medalist (2004, Athens) Alejandro Albor . "We look forward
to hosting the thousands of fans and athletes that help make this race
an exceptional event for everyone. Olympic Committee, DS/USA conducts
regional, national and international training camps and competitions
to prepare athletes for the Paralympic Games -- the international
Olympic -sanctioned competitions for athletes with physical
disabilities.
"One of the vital missions of the Department of Justice is the enforcement
of our Nation's civil rights laws."
As a result of the consent order, NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS' current and future
stadium-style theaters will provide improved lines of sight for persons who
use wheelchairs.
Stadium-style theaters offer superior lines of sight and a superlative
movie-going experience.

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Coletta. In addition, NATIONAL
AMUSEMENTS has agreed to make changes to a number of existing stadium-style
theaters in order to provide persons who use wheelchairs with seating
locations in the stadium sections of those theaters.

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Coletta of Greater Washington build a
new school in southeast Washington, D. A majority of St. Cyclists can compete
either in the handcycling or able-bodied cycling division and take
advantage of clinics led by expert Adaptive Adventures instructors,
many of whom have disabilities themselves. While in the past such
individuals may have had to sit in the front section of the theater, today's
agreement affords them the opportunity to enjoy the same vantage point as non-
wheelchair users.gov

This category is for informational sites offering links to other Assistive Technology web sites, e.

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C.
The D. Steven
Rice, who lost his leg below the knee while serving in Iraq. Attorney Sullivan.S.

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The Foundation's investment will also
help increase enrollment by 100 children and improve the educational and
therapeutic efforts with better-designed and equipped classrooms, music/art
studios, physical/occupational therapy areas, and vocational training
stations. Families of these children will now have the
ability to enroll them as they would in any public school. Coletta's mission and the children served.

Adaptive Adventures Hosts U.S. Soldiers Injured in Iraq at Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium; Denver Chapter of Disabled Sports USA Conducts Largest Fully Integrat

adaptiveadventures. The trial on the civil suit, filed in December 2000
by the United States against the company, was scheduled to begin today.

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