All Cases
Representative list of active and settled cases.
Massachusetts General Hospital Structured Negotiations
In 2008, DRA and Co-counsel Greater Boston Legal Services reached a settlement through structured negotiations with Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. The hospitals agreed to make the following improvements to health care access for patients with...
Metzler v. Kaiser
In March of 2001, DRA and Co-counsel John Burris reached a landmark settlement with Kaiser Permanente, to improve access to health care for people with disabilities.The settlement plan has been used as a model for the health care industry on how to deliver medical care for men, women, and children...
Mitchum v. Santa Barbara School District
DRA reached a class action settlement with the Santa Barbara School District in improved access to the District's High School.DRA represented several students with mobility disabilities who had been subjected to discriminatory and dangerous conditions at this high school.One of the students, Liana...
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), et al. v. Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)
The Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) website is the gateway for aspiring law students to apply to law schools and to register for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Yet, LSAC operated a website that was not accessible to blind law school applicants who use screen reader software.To...
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), et al. v. Target Corporation
As technology plays a central role in many facets of our lives from communication to purchasing goods, enrolling in classes and seeking employment, it is important now more than ever to bridge the digital divide between technology and people with disabilities.In 2006, DRA represented the National...
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), et al. v. United Airlines
In 2010, DRA and Co-counsel Brown Goldstein Levy LLP brought a lawsuit on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and several blind individuals to challenge United Airline’s use of touchscreen self-service kiosks, which are completely inaccessible to blind airport travelers. Kiosks...
Noel, et al. v. Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)
In June of 2012, a federal court overturned a ruling which would have required New York to make its taxi fleet wheelchair accessible. Despite this development, New Yorkers with disabilities continue their long battle to challenge NYC’s segregated taxi system. On April 4, 2013, Judge Daniels of the...
Noon v. Alaska
DRA represented a class of all students in Alaska with learning disabilities who were required to take the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE). The parties reached a comprehensive settlement agreement on Monday, August 2, 2004. Among other critical new access features to...
PADD v. Equity Residential
In September of 2005, a settlement was reached to improve access for soldiers and their family members with disabilities to housing and access at Fort Lewis in Washington, the West Coast headquarters of the U.S. Army.DRA, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Withey & Coluccio, Brancart & Brancart,...
Richard v. U-haul
In 1998, DRA settled a class action lawsuit with U-Haul, whereby U-Haul agreed to:Make significant modifications to its vehicle rental, retail, and storage facilities to bring those facilities into compliance with ADA regulationsProvide accessible information to customers with disabilities...