EUGENE, OREGON — The Center for Hearing Access, in conjunction with the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), announced that co-plaintiffs Dr. Linda Forrest of Oregon and CCDC have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that assistive listening systems were not provided during the American Psychological Association’s (APA) August 2025 annual convention at the Colorado Convention Center....
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No actionable change for clinical practice; this is a civil rights legal case, not a clinical or research development.
This lawsuit highlights ongoing enforcement gaps around the ADA's assistive listening system requirements at large public venues, with implications for disability advocacy and public access policy.
- 01Federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the Colorado Convention Center over missing assistive listening systems.
- 02Plaintiffs are Dr. Linda Forrest and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition.
- 03Assistive listening systems are legally required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in large venues.
- 04Case underscores that ADA accessibility mandates for hearing loss are still not universally enforced.
- 05Outcome could set a precedent for ADA compliance at convention centers and similar facilities.
The Colorado Convention Center failed to provide legally required assistive listening systems.
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