A blind FBI analyst is seeking to make the Department of Justice provide him with accessible workplace software.
The most recent important event in this matter was our appellate success in establishing that there is a private right of action under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for federal employees.
The case is currently back before a federal district court in the District of Columbia.
Case Filings & Orders
Orders and other filings entered in the case.
- Amended Complaint against the FBI & DOJ for violating Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Jan. 27, 2020), ECF No. 12.
- The full docket is available through CourtListener.
Additional Case Materials
Additional materials related to the case.
- Decision by the D.C. Circuit remanding case back to district court to continue proceedings after holding that there is a private right of action under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for federal employees (Feb. 17, 2023).
Related Posts & Discussion
Posts & discussion related to the case.
- Blind Intelligence Analyst Wins Major Court Victory, National Federation of the Blind (Feb. 28, 2023).
- Section 508 and Orozco v. Garland, Kan Nakata (May 22, 2023).
- William Goren discusses the appellate decision in Orozco v. Garland (July 17, 2023).
- Our co-counsel on the appeal, Public Justice, explains the appellate decision (2023).
Case Citation
Orozco v. Garland, Case No. 1:19-cv-03336 (D.D.C.) (filed Nov. 5, 2019).