D'amore v. Small Business Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GINA D’AMORE et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 21-cv-1505 (CRC) SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Mid-Atlantic Interpreting Group (“MAIG”) and its CEO, Gina D’Amore, sued the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 1 D’Amore, who is deaf, alleged that SBA failed to provide her effective sign language interpretation in connection with two SBA-sponsored programs—an in-person program for small-business leaders (the “Emerging Leaders Program”)…