Word: bruneau
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...violations were first noted by Bruce Bruneau, a Backman staffer who is project coordinator of the Community Access Monitors Program, which trains handicapped people to check buildings for unreported violations...
...Bruneau said that the restaurants in the Marriott complex use split level floor arrangements that limit handicapped use of seating because no ramps or elevators are available to move from level to level...
...Bruneau said "the architects are at fault because they should have known the law," although he admitted that the Cambridge building inspector should have noted the violations earlier...
According to Safdie, his firm agreed to rectify the violations as soon as they were discovered, but despite these assurances, the violations were publicly criticized by Bruneau and Backman...
...Bruneau said he doubted Safdie's firm would be granted the waivers, which are usually only granted when making the required changes would be economically or technically infeasable...