Coverage Archive
U.S. Department of Justice: Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability Discrimination Suit Against City of Chicago Regarding Pedestrians with Visual Disabilities
U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability Discrimination Suit Against City of Chicago Regarding Pedestrians with Visual Disabilities – The Justice Department today moved to intervene in a disability discrimination lawsuit that private plaintiffs with visual disabilities brought against the City of Chicago under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the … Continue reading “U.S. Department of Justice”
The Verge
HBO Max begins rolling out audio descriptions – Select titles on HBO Max now have audio descriptions, which are separate audio tracks that describe what’s visually happening on-screen. The option is currently available on the website and mobile apps but not on TV apps.
Reuters
Uber can’t force arbitration of disability discrimination claims – 3rd Circuit – Ride-hailing app giant Uber Technologies Inc cannot force Pittsburgh motorized wheelchair users suing the company for disability discrimination to arbitrate their claims, a federal appeals court has ruled.
SF Chronicle
People living in their RVs in Pacifica are suing the city over its parking ban – Five people who live in their RVs have joined the ACLU of Northern California in a lawsuit against the city of Pacifica and its ban against parking an RV within the city.
Mercury News
Pacifica: RV-dwellers take city’s parking ban to court – A group of RV-dwellers and civil rights activists sued the city of Pacifica this week, fighting for the right to park the wheeled homes on city streets.
Washington Post
ICE has no clear plan for vaccinating thousands of detained immigrants fighting deportation – The coronavirus has been running rampant for months through Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s network of jails holding civil immigration detainees fighting deportation — but the agency has no vaccination program and, unlike the Bureau of Prisons, is relying on state and … Continue reading “Washington Post”
Top Class Actions
500K Class Members Certified in Lawsuit Over NY Subway Accessibility – A class action lawsuit claiming that the New York subway system lacks accessibility for thousands with non-visible disabilities, such as multiple sclerosis or arthritis, has been certified by a State Supreme Court Judge this week.
Gothamist
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 people who claim they’ve been excluded from … Continue reading “Gothamist”