Coverage Archive

Lawsuit Against MTA Over Accessibility Attains Class-Action Status With More Than 500,000 Plaintiffs - A State Supreme Court Judge ruled this week that a lawsuit filed against the MTA on behalf of a coalition of accessibility rights advocates does, in fact, represent a class of more than 500,000 … [Read more...] about Gothamist

City Is Sued Over District 75 Schools For Students With Disabilities - The city’s separate schools for children with disabilities is under fire in a new civil rights class action lawsuit that alleges these schools deprive students of an equal education. … [Read more...] about Gothamist

Staten Island Special Education Students Sue to Join Neighborhood School Classrooms - A trio of Staten Island children with developmental disabilities is suing the city to force the city Department of Education to integrate students from their district into neighborhood school classrooms. … [Read more...] about The City

Why the Pandemic Has Made Streets More Dangerous for Blind People - Audible crossing signals help visually impaired pedestrians. A court ordered New York City to come up with a plan to install more of the devices. … [Read more...] about New York Times

MTA settles lawsuit with disability advocates, agrees to install elevators in 3 LIRR stations … [Read more...] about NY Daily News

New York’s New Accessible Absentee Ballots Aren’t Accessible Enough, Voters Say … [Read more...] about City Limits