Court rules against US government dept. for not providing accessible formats


Disability Discrimination legislation exists in many countries, and a case was brought against the US Social Security Administration, who refsued to provide information in accessible formats to partially sighted people who receive benefits. The judge ruled that the agency must provide communications in formats that are accessible to these [visually impaired] beneficiaries. See the Blind Access Journal for more details. This could be the first of many actions.

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