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American Council of the Blind of Metropolitan Chicago vs. City of Chicago

September 23, 2019

In September 2019, DRA and Proskauer Rose LLP, on behalf of the American Council of the Blind of Metropolitan Chicago and three individual plaintiffs, filed a landmark class action lawsuit against the City of Chicago. The lawsuit alleged that Chicago ignores blind pedestrians in its pedestrian planning, ignoring their safety needs and sometimes actively making … Continue reading » “American Council of the Blind of Metropolitan Chicago vs. City of Chicago”

American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., v. The City of New York

June 19, 2018

On June 27, 2018, DRA, on behalf of the American Council of the Blind of New York (“ACBNY”) and two individual plaintiffs, filed a landmark class action lawsuit against the New York City Department of Transportation. According to the suit, New York City violated federal law by failing to systematically implement audible and tactile pedestrian … Continue reading » “American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., v. The City of New York”