Copy of My Response to U.S. ADA (Department of Justice)

RE: Washington State Employees‏
From: cam huegenot (cameocares@live.com)
Sent: Wed 3/04/09 1:21 PM
To: ada.complaintadmin@usdoj.gov

Ms. Allaway,

Your department DOES have jurisdiction. The violations which were committed were FEDERAL violations of Title II. State and local government officials, as WELL as FBI employees, violated a number of laws, and discriminated against me because of perceived or construed mental disabilities, and in the refusal to accomodate other actual physical disabilities.

This is not a "city" matter and the laws violated are not county laws or municipal laws--the laws violated are federal laws for which your ADA rules were made to protect citizens.

Please tell me how it can be construed that "city" officials are responsible for handling FEDERAL violations, and how state employees and FBI or other federal employees are bound by some "city" laws and jurisdiction.

The Department of Justice has a responsibility to defend and protect the laws for which this ADA agency was formed, or it fails to serve any purpose at all.

I would like to know how you arrived at this strange conclusion, and how an appeal may be made, and to whom it should be addressed.

Thank you,

Cameo Garrett


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Subject: RE: Washington State Employees
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:16:26 -0500
From: ADA.ComplaintAdmin@usdoj.gov
To: cameocares@live.com





March 4, 2009


Cameo Garrett

RE: Washington State Employees

Dear Ms. Garrett:
The Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights received your correspondence dated 12/11/08.

This Section enforces titles I, II, and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Title I protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination in employment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) handles most employment-related complaints. Title II protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination in all of the services, programs, and activities of state and local government entities. Title III protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination by most privately owned businesses that offer goods and services to the public.

The issue you present, however, is a matter over which a local government entity has jurisdiction. Thus, the circumstances described in your complaint do not raise an issue that we are able to address. You may wish to contact the appropriate city office that would have the authority to handle the matter you have described.

If you have questions about titles II or III of the ADA, you may call the Department of Justice's ADA information line at 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD). If you have questions about title I, you may call the EEOC at 1-800-669-4000 (voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TDD).

We regret that we are unable to assist you further.

Sincerely,


Cee Cee Allaway

Director Complaint

Intake & Adjudication