San Francisco Business Times
Advocates for people with disabilities crank up legal pressure on tech firms like Uber, Lyft, and Scribd.
Blog
SFGate
Judge rules that blind passengers can sue Uber for discrimination.
Reuters
Uber must face lawsuit claiming bias against blind riders.
CNBC
Netflix brings Daredevil to the visually impaired.
New York Times
Cops With Hearing Aids? Op-ed about DRA’s Phillips NYPD settlement.
The National Law Review
Vermont district Judge rules that website must accommodate the disabled.
DRA achieves victory in Scribd case: internet-based companies must comply with the ADA
Burlington, Vermont, March 20, 2015 The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s leading advocate for access by the blind to information and technology, today applauded a ruling issued by Judge William K. Sessions III of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in a lawsuit filed by the NFB and Heidi … Continue reading “DRA achieves victory in Scribd case: internet-based companies must comply with the ADA”
New York Daily News
NYPD agrees to reform policy banning cops from wearing hearing aids
Landmark Settlement for NYPD Officers with Hearing Loss
New York, NY – March 17, 2015 –, On the day a jury trial was scheduled to begin, Disability Rights Advocates and the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates entered into a landmark settlement with the NYPD in a case challenging the Department’s discriminatory blanket policy banning the use of hearing aids by police officers. … Continue reading “Landmark Settlement for NYPD Officers with Hearing Loss”
CANCELED (Press Conference, March 9, New York)
We are canceling today’s 4PM press conference because we are close to reaching a last minute settlement agreement. DRA will issue a media release with settlement details soon and appreciates your patience. New York, NY – March 9, 2015 Who: Disability Rights Advocates (dralegal.org), the Law Offices of Meenan and Associates (www.meenanesqs.com) and the Hearing Loss … Continue reading “CANCELED (Press Conference, March 9, New York)”