NEWS FLASH
ACB vs. SSA
Trial Begins
Dear Friends,
After four years of litigation, DREDF and co-counsel Howrey LLP, head to trial this morning, September 14, 2009, on behalf of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and a class of 3,000,000 blind and visually impaired plaintiffs. In a class action lawsuit filed under Section 504, plaintiffs are challenging the Social Security Administration's (SSA) failure to provide its communications in alternative formats that would enable people with visual impairments to have equal access to the agency’s programs.
SSA's failure to provide alternative formats has resulted in the loss of critical benefits, privacy and dignity for individuals who depend on Social Security benefits.
The trial begins at 7:30 a.m., before Judge William Alsup, in Courtroom 9, at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA. The trial is expected to last for about two weeks.
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