In October 2021, Disability Rights Advocates and TRE Legal Practice and filed a disability rights lawsuit in California State Court against the California Department of Insurance (CDI) for its failure to ensure the accessibility of its licensing exam for insurance agents for blind applicants. … [Read more...] about Fowler v. California Department of Insurance
Private Business
Ruffa v. The Society for Human Resource Management
On July 20, 2021, DRA filed a class action lawsuit against the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on behalf of Deaf Human Resource (HR) professionals who do not have equal access to SHRM’s services because SHRM fails to provide accommodations like sign language interpreters, captioning, … [Read more...] about Ruffa v. The Society for Human Resource Management
Deaf Access at Providence Health Washington Facilities
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) would like to speak with individuals who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing, are Providence Health Washington patients, and have experienced any of the following problems at a Providence Health Washington facility within the last two years: unqualified interpreters; … [Read more...] about Deaf Access at Providence Health Washington Facilities
HBO Max Structured Negotiations
In a landmark agreement, advocates for people who are blind have obtained WarnerMedia’s pledge to increase the accessibility of HBO Max—the much-anticipated online streaming platform that was launched in May 2020. Among other commitments, the agreement provides that WarnerMedia will provide audio … [Read more...] about HBO Max Structured Negotiations
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired v. ADP TotalSource
In September 2020, DRA filed a class action suit on behalf of San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and two of its employees against payroll processing and HR giant, ADP TotalSource and its parent company Automatic Data Processing, Inc. for failing to make their … [Read more...] about LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired v. ADP TotalSource
Fust v. First Urology
First Urology is a full-service urological medical and imaging practice with roughly twenty locations in Kentucky and Indiana. First Urology is required by law to buy equipment and train its staff to help people with disabilities lift onto examination and imaging tables. Instead, First Urology has a … [Read more...] about Fust v. First Urology