Coverage Archive

The Wall Street Journal

July 28, 2016

Attorneys representing advocates for the disabled say LinkNYC isn’t sufficiently accessible to blind people.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

July 16, 2016

Uber drivers who refuse to take passengers with service animals may soon be dropped under policies the ride-hailing company is adopting as part of a lawsuit settlement with the National Federation of the Blind.

SFBay

July 15, 2016

A settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and advocates for blind people who use service animals was given preliminary approval by a U.S. District Court judge this week.

NY Daily News

July 15, 2016

San Francisco judge makes Uber drivers transport riders with service animals.

DNAinfo New York

July 15, 2016

Yesterday, Uber agreed to a settlement with Hingson, who has been blind since childhood, two other blind riders and the National Federation of the Blind. The plaintiffs sued the company after drivers refused to transport them with their service animals.

Metro

July 15, 2016

Three blind riders and the National Federation of the Blind sued the rideshare company after they were denied service because of their guide dogs.

LA Times

July 15, 2016

Uber drivers who refuse to transport passengers with service animals may soon be ousted from the platform, according to new policies the ride-hailing company is adopting as part of a lawsuit settlement with the National Federation of the Blind.

NY1

July 1, 2016

DRA’s lawsuit seeks to have the MTA install elevators at the Middletown Road station.

NY Daily News

June 29, 2016

The MTA is rolling over the rights of disabled people by failing to make newly renovated stations wheelchair accessible.