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.
DRA’s lawsuit seeks to have the MTA install elevators at the Middletown Road station.
The MTA is rolling over the rights of disabled people by failing to make newly renovated stations wheelchair accessible.
A Bronx subway station remains inaccessible to wheelchairs despite a major overhaul.
MTA’s $21m renovation failed to make a Bronx train station wheelchair accessible.
DRA sues state of New York over inaccessible voter registration forms.
DRA sues the New York State Board of Elections and Department of Motor Vehicles for discrimination against voters with disabilities.
New York’s online voter-registration system doesn’t work for people who are blind.
NYC’s paratransit system Access-A-Ride left New Yorkers stranded over 31,000 times in 2015.
More than a year after the National Federation of the Blind of California filed a lawsuit accusing Uber drivers of discriminating against passengers waiting for rides with service animals, the two sides announced they’ve reached a settlement.