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City’s LinkNYC discriminates against the blind, lawsuit says.
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NY1 News
A new lawsuit says LinkNYC needs to be made more accessible for the blind.
Patch
The LinkNYC program is gradually installing 7,500 Links across NYC in place of old pay phones, but the nonprofit Disability Rights Advocates says blind people are unable to use them.
The Wall Street Journal
Attorneys representing advocates for the disabled say LinkNYC isn’t sufficiently accessible to blind people.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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
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
San Francisco judge makes Uber drivers transport riders with service animals.
DNAinfo New York
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
Three blind riders and the National Federation of the Blind sued the rideshare company after they were denied service because of their guide dogs.