The case settlement resolves claims about the accessibility of insurance agent licensing examinations for blind applicants who use screen reading software to non-visually access text.
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Case Profile: Martinez v. County of Alameda
Yes, under the ADA, if a blind business owner comes to a government office to file her paper form, staff do need to read and write on official forms under her direction. That’s the jury verdict delivered by a federal jury in California against Alameda County on Tuesday, April 3, 2024. The case is still active.
A blind FBI analyst is seeking to make the Department of Justice provide him with accessible workplace software. The case is currently active.
Bryan Bashin, a blind camping enthusiast, brought suit under the California False Claims Act (CFCA) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act after learning that Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. and its contractor, US eDirect, Inc., had contracted with the California Department of Parks and Recreation to deliver a public-facing reservations website that was accessible to blind users–and then delivered a website that was not accessible. The case settled in November 2023.