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Dear United, What If David Dao Had Been Disabled?
Dear United, Earlier this month, David Dao was dragged off a flight from Chicago to Louisville. He suffered a concussion, a broken nose, sinus damage, and several lost teeth. While I’m empathetic toward Dao and his family, this is not …
Unshoveled College Campuses Leave Disabled Students in the Cold
Have you ever wondered why the song is titled “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”? The answer is quite simple: the Winter Wonderland is completely inaccessible, leaving thousands of people with physical disabilities and mobility impairments unable to traverse through the…
ADA lawsuit challenges McDonald’s drive-thru only hours
A Louisiana man with visual disabilities sued the world’s largest fast-food chain May 26, arguing that its drive-thru services violate his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. “One of the hallmarks of McDonald’s success has been its adaptability. In…
Lawsuit targets New Orleans bus stops
Almost all bus stops in New Orleans impose accessibility barriers to people with mobility disabilities, a new class-action lawsuit asserts, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 28. “We think it’s very important…
Greyhound settles with the DOJ over accessibility issues
The nation’s largest intercity bus operator will pay $300,000 to a group of individuals allegedly subjected to Americans with Disabilities Act violations and appoint a claims administrator to oversee a process for compensating an “uncapped ” number of other people…
Agreement reached to make Denver’s pedestrian pathways more accessible
The City of Denver announced an agreement with the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition on January 25, requiring the city to review and improve upon its ADA compliance in regard to its thousands of…
DOT hits United Airlines with fines for disability-related violations
The U.S. Department of Transportation fined the nation’s largest airline $2.75 million for a range of disability discrimination and other federal violations. In response to what it called a “rise in disability related complaints” from consumers in 2014, the DOT…
Environmental lawsuit challenges NYC taxi accessibility plan
New York City’s ambitious taxi accessibility plan may have hit a new roadblock. In September 2014, the City reached an agreement with disability advocates, agreeing to convert half of city’s taxi fleet to wheelchair accessible vehicles by 2020.…