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NEW YORK, NY – September 16, 2014 A federal judge today gave final approval to a settlement, the first of its kind nationwide, that will make New York’s yellow taxi fleet the most accessible in the country and one of the most disability-friendly in the world. Judge George Daniels issued the following statement: “We should … Continue reading “Judge Approves Historic Settlement: NYC Taxicab Accessibility to Dramatically Increase”
Time covers DRA’s suit challenging Uber’s discrimination against blind customers who use guide dogs
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 9, 2014 The California affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind (“NFB of California”) and Michael Hingson, a member of the NFB of California and a guide dog user, filed suit today in United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) to challenge … Continue reading “Lawsuit Challenges Uber’s Discrimination Against Blind Customers with Service Animals”
Washington D.C. – September 9, 2014 A coalition of disability rights advocates filed a federal class action lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit challenges the District of Columbia’s poor emergency planning for persons with disabilities, and comes on the heels of similar lawsuits in New York … Continue reading “District of Columbia Sued for Failure to Serve People with Disabilities During Disasters”
Lawsuit against Scribd for depriving blind readers access to its online services
Redbox agrees to provide better access for blind customers
BERKELEY, CA – August 4, 2014 San Francisco-based Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually-Impaired, Disability Rights Advocates, and the Law Offices of Jay Koslofsky entered into a settlement agreement with Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (“Redbox”) that is expected to significantly improve access for blind individuals to Redbox’s® self-service, touchscreen video-rental kiosks in California. Redbox has … Continue reading “Redbox and Lighthouse for the Blind: DRA Announces Settlement Agreement”
Suit Seeks to Make Sidewalks More Accessible for Disabled New Yorkers
New York City, NY – July 30, 2014 – Today, Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, on behalf of the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (“CIDNY”), filed a landmark civil rights lawsuit in federal court alleging that New York City violates Federal disability civil rights laws by failing to make its sidewalks … Continue reading “Civil Rights Advocates Challenge New York City’s Failure to Make Its Sidewalks Safe for Wheelchair Users and Blind People”