The National Federation of the Blind's legal actions since 2007 are summarized below and organized into the following categories:
- Access to Information
- Blind Parents
- Blind Prisoners
- Education
- Employment
- High-Stakes Testing
- Public Charge Rule
- Travel
- Voting
To obtain a filing not included below, please contact Valerie Yingling, legal program coordinator, at 410-659-9314, extension 2440, or vyingling@nfb.org.
Access to Information
Nash Hospitals, Inc.
- December 2, 2020, Blind Patient Receives Settlement from Nash Hospitals, Inc.
- November 30, 2020, Bone v. Nash Settlement Agreement
Internal Revenue Service
- July 15, 2020, IRS to Implement Process to Provide Accessible Tax Notices to the Blind
- July 15, 2020, Rose v. Mnuchin Settlement Agreement
- July 25, 2019, Blind Taxpayers Sue the IRS
- July 24, 2019, Rose v. Mnuchin Complaint
Social Security Administration
- May 5, 2020, Wet-Ink Signature Requirement Endangers Social Security Disability Applicants and Recipients During COVID-19, Lawsuit Says
- March 12, 2020, Blind Americans Settle Lawsuit against Social Security Administration
- August 28, 2017, The National Federation of the Blind and Two Blind Individuals File Lawsuit against SSA for Lack of Accessible Kiosks
Domino’s Pizza
- November 2019, “United States Supreme Court Denies Petition from Domino’s Pizza”
- January 15, 2019, Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC Opinion
- October 26, 2017, Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC Brief of Amici Curiae
Public.Resource.Org
- October 18, 2019, National Federation of the Blind Joins Amicus Brief
- October 16, 2019, Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org Brief of Amici Curiae
Blind Jurors
- October 2019, “The Right of Blind People to Serve on Juries Comes to the Court”
- August 19, 2019, Commonwealth v. Heywood Brief of Amici Curiae
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
- August 6, 2019, Blind Hoosiers File Lawsuit Against the Indiana Division of Family Resources
- August 6, 2019, Meyer v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Square, Inc.
- February 1, 2019, White v. Square, Inc. Brief of Amici Curiae
UNC Health Care and Nash UNC Health Care
- December 3, 2018, National Federation of the Blind and Disability Rights North Carolina Sue UNC Health Care and Nash UNC Health Care
Walmart
Container Store
- September 19, 2018, Appeals Court Rejects Container Store’s Hide-the-Contract Tricks
Boeing Employees’ Credit Union
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- April 20, 2018, Medicare Information to Become Accessible to Blind Beneficiaries
- April 20, 2018, NFB-CMS Settlement Agreement
Applebee's
- January 9, 2018, New Accessibility Features Coming to PrestoPrime EMV System
Ohio Secretary of State’s Voting Services
- November 14, 2017, We Look Forward to Going Back to Court and Fighting for the Rights of Blind Voters
- December 8, 2015, Disability Rights Ohio Lawsuit Claims Ohio Secretary of State’s Voting Services Violate the ADA
Cotati Rohnert Park Unified School District
- October 18, 2017, Blind School Board Member has Settled with School District
LinkNYC
- January 31, 2017, Access to the Blind Ensured at LinkNYC Communication Network
- January 25, 2017, NFB-CityBridge Settlement Agreement
- July 28, 2016, LinkNYC Discriminates against Blind New Yorkers and Visitors
Pursuant Health Kiosks
- July 27, 2016, AG Healey and National Federation of the Blind Announce Agreement to Make Health Care Kiosks Accessible to Blind Consumers
- Restated Accessibility Plan
Scribd
- November 19, 2015, National Federation of the Blind and Scribd Agree to Collaborate to Make Reading Subscription Service Accessible to the Blind
- November 17, 2015, National Federation of the Blind-Scribd Settlement Agreement
- March 20, 2015, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Ruling in Scribd Case
- July 29, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Files Suit against Scribd
Verifone
- July 20, 2015, National Federation of the Blind and Verifone Collaborate to Make Taxicab Terminals Accessible
The Container Store
PetSmart
Cardtronics
- February 2015, Notice of Proposed Amended and Restated Class Action Settlement and Hearing to Be Held on May 7, 2015
- November 24, 2014, Cardtronics Establishes Accessibility Center of Excellence
- December 19, 2011, National Federation of the Blind Secures Court Ruling against Cardtronics
- July 2010, NFB-Cardtronics Settlement Agreement
- June 27, 2007, National Federation of the Blind and Massachusetts Reach Agreement with Nation’s Largest ATM Deployer
Peapod
- November 21, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Department of Justice Settlement with Peapod
U.S. Department of Education Student Loans
- October 8, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Education
Small Business Administration
- June 16, 2014, National Federation of the Blind and Blind Business Owner Resolve Enforcement Action with Small Business Administration
- July 22, 2009, National Federation of the Blind and Blind Business Owner File Complaint with Small Business Administration
eBay
- June 12, 2014, eBay and the National Federation of the Blind Team to Optimize Accessibility of Site, Apps
- March 19, 2012, eBay and National Federation of the Blind Partner to Increase Ecommerce Job Opportunities
HathiTrust
- June 10, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Ruling in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
- November 14, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Landmark Ruling in Authors Guild v. Google
- October 11, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Landmark Court Ruling
RideCharge
- April 2, 2014, National Federation of the Blind and Four Blind People File Suit against RideCharge, Inc. and Three Taxicab Companies in California
H&R Block
- March 25, 2014, National Federation of the Blind and H&R Block Announce Agreement Assuring Accessibility
- April 8, 2013, National Federation of the Blind and Two Blind Taxpayers File Suit against H&R Block
U.S. Department of Transportation
- January 22, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Sues Department of Transportation Over Airline Regulations
- November 6, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Disappointed in New DOT Access Rules
Monster.com
- January 30, 2013, Monster.com First in Industry to Make Website Accessible for Blind Users
Free Library of Philadelphia
- October 23, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Settlement with Free Library of Philadelphia
- May 2, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Assists in Litigation against Free Library of Philadelphia
Sacramento Public Library
- August 30, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Settles Complaint against Sacramento Public Library
U.S. Department of State
Ticketmaster
McCarran International Airport
Google Books
- March 22, 2011, National Federation of the Blind Comments on Rejection of Google Books Settlement
- February 18, 2010, National Federation of the Blind Supports Google Settlement in Court
- November 18, 2009, National Federation of the Blind Commends Parties to Google Settlement
- September 10, 2009, National Federation of the Blind Endorses Google Books Settlement before Congress
- October 31, 2008, Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers Will Have Positive Results for the Blind
Travelocity
- January 17, 2011, National Federation of the Blind Announces Agreement with Travelocity
U.S.A. Learns
- October 27, 2009, National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint with United States Department of Education
Apple iTunes
- September 26, 2008, National Federation of the Blind and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Agreement with Apple to Make iTunes Fully Accessible
Target
- August 27, 2008, National Federation of the Blind and Target Agree to Class Action Settlement
- January 2, 2008, National Federation of the Blind Lawsuit Addressing Web Accessibility Will Proceed
- October 3, 2007, Court Ruling Says California Disabled Rights Law Applies to the Web
- September 7, 2006, Legal Precedent Set For Web Accessibility
America Online, Inc.
- November 4, 1999, NFB Sues AOL
Blind Parents
Missouri’s Department of Social Services
Blind Prisoners
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- June 5, 2019, Maryland Settles Discrimination Case by Blind Inmates for $1.4 Million
- June 5, 2019, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Settlement Agreement and Exhibit 1
Education
COVID-19 and Education Technology
- November 18, 2020, November 2020 Open Letter to Top Education Officials
Pearson
- October 6, 2020, National Federation of the Blind and Pearson Announce Agreement to Promote Equal Access to Education
- March 9, 2020, Pearson-NFB Collaboration Agreement
US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
- February 6, 2020, NFB-US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Settlement Agreement
- May 31, 2018, Disturbing Developments at the Department of Education
Los Angeles Community College District
- August 21, 2019, Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students
- March 3, 2017, National Federation of the Blind and Two Blind Students File Suit Against Los Angeles Community College District
West Los Angeles College
- February 22, 2019, Guerra v. West Los Angeles College Brief for Amici Curiae
ACS Exams
- December 12, 2018, Letter to Chemistry Department Directors and Chairs
Douglas County School District
- March 23, 2017, National Federation of the Blind Comments on United States Supreme Court Decision Regarding Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Southern Oregon University
- March 15, 2017, Resolution Agreement
Miami University
- October 17, 2016, Blind Student Aleeha Dudley and US Department of Justice Resolve Miami University of Ohio Discrimination Case
- October 17, 2016, Dudley-Miami University Consent Decree
- January 13, 2014, Blind Student Files Discrimination Suit against Miami University
Wichita State University
- August 16, 2016, National Federation of the Blind and Blind Student Reach Agreement with Wichita State University
- July 29, 2016, NFB-Wichita State University Resolution Agreement
Seattle Public Schools
- October 6, 2015, Nightingale v. Seattle Public Schools Consent Decree
- September 24, 2015, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Landmark Agreement with Seattle Public Schools
- August 21, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Supports Blind Mother’s Suit against Seattle Public Schools
Atlantic Cape Community College
- July 7, 2015, Lanzilotti-Atlantic Cape Community College Consent Decree
- June 1, 2015, National Federation of the Blind and Two Blind Students Resolve Complaint against Atlantic Cape Community College
- April 15, 2014, National Federation of the Blind: Atlantic Cape Community College Discriminates against Blind Student, Bans Him from Freely Accessing Campus
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Maricopa Community College District
- October 23, 2014, National Federation of the Blind and Maricopa Community College District Resolve Litigation
- September 12, 2014, NFB-Maricopa Community College District Settlement Agreement
- May 22, 2012, National Federation of the Blind and Blind Student File Suit against Maricopa Community College District
Palmer College of Chiropractic
- June 27, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Historic Iowa Supreme Court Decision
- November 4, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Comments on Iowa Supreme Court Case Regarding Blind People Entering the Chiropractic Medicine Field
University of Montana
- March 19, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Groundbreaking Agreement on Equal Access in Higher Education
- March 10, 2014, US DOE-University of Montana Resolution Agreement
Louisiana Tech
Oceanport Board of Education
- May 7, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Applauds New Jersey Ruling on Braille Instruction for Blind Child
Florida State University
- March 6, 2012, Florida State University Resolves Litigation with Students
- February 16, 2012, Toth-Florida State University Settlement Agreement
- June 29, 2011, Blind Students Sue Florida State University for Discrimination
Baltimore City Public Schools
- January 4, 2012, National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint against Baltimore City Public Schools
Penn State
- October 11, 2011, National Federation of the Blind and Penn State Resolve Accessibility Complaint
- September 27, 2011, NFB-Penn State Agreement
- November 12, 2010, Penn State Discriminates against Blind Students and Faculty
California Law Schools
- June 9, 2010, Law Schools Discriminate against Blind Applicants
Nine Prominent Law Schools
- May 5, 2010, Law Schools Discriminate against Blind Applicants
Arizona State University
- January 11, 2010, Blindness Organizations and Arizona State University Resolve Litigation over Kindle
- June 25, 2009, National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit against Arizona State University
Maryland Department of Education
- July 29, 2009, National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint with Maryland Department of Education
Employment
US Army
- August 10, 2020, Blind Daycare Provider Successfully Settles EEOC Claim against the Army
- July 15, 2020, Chamberlain-US Army Settlement Agreement
Amazon
- July 16, 2020, Amazon Agrees to Make Remote Customer Service Associate Roles Available to the Blind
- July 9, 2020, Murad-Amazon Settlement Agreement
- September 3, 2019, Blind Woman Files Employment Discrimination Suit against Amazon.com
Federal Bureau of Investigation
- November 4, 2019, Orozco v. Wray Complaint
Beacon Health Options
- October 31, 2019, Blind Employee Sues Beacon Health Options
Mercy Medical Center
- September 20, 2019, Blind Woman and EEOC Settle Lawsuit against California Hospital
- September 18, 2019, EEOC-Sorling-Dignity Health Consent Decree
- July 26, 2018, Blind Woman Sues California Hospital for Employment Discrimination
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- September 19, 2019, Blind Retired Federal Employee Sues over Access to Health Benefits Information
NewView
- August 7, 2020, Wright v. NewView Oklahoma Complaint
State of Kansas
- July 22, 2019, State of Kansas v. SourceAmerica Brief for Amici Curiae
Amazon
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- May 16, 2019, Blind Employee Sues Los Angeles County for Discrimination
- May 13, 2019, Watson v. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
US Navy
- February 28, 2019, US Navy Settles Discrimination Claim by Blind Employee
Epic Systems Corporation
- February 26, 2019, National Federation of the Blind v. Epic
- July 18, 2018, National Federation of the Blind Files Discrimination Complaint with MCAD
Massillon City Schools
- October 18, 2018, Poston v. Massillon City Schools Brief of Amicus Curiae
AbilityOne
- September 26, 2018, National Federation of the Blind Sues US AbilityOne Commission
- September 26, 2018, National Federation of the Blind v. AbilityOne
Express Employment Professionals
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
UCO Industries and Honda of America
- December 15, 2017, Sheltered Workshop and Honda of America Manufacturing Sued for Disability Discrimination
Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services
- February 29, 2016, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Jury Verdict for Montgomery County Woman
- April 13, 2011, Montgomery County Discriminates against Blind Employee
Seneca Re-Ad
- November 19, 2015, Disability Rights Ohio and Other Advocates File Complaint on Behalf of Sheltered Workshop Employees
Social Security Administration
- November 11, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Praises Social Security Class Action Settlement
- August 24, 2009, National Federation of the Blind and Blind Social Security Beneficiary File Complaint with Social Security Administration
Henry’s Turkey Service
- May 2, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Comments on Verdict against Henry’s Turkey Service
- April 2, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion to Intervene in Sheltered Workshop Case
Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection
- March 27, 2013, National Federation of the Blind Assists Federal Employee Experiencing Discrimination
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
- July 25, 2011, National Federation of the Blind Supports Blind Machinist in Employment Discrimination Suit against Railroad
New Jersey State Agencies
- May 31, 2011, National Federation of the Blind: New Jersey State Agencies Discriminate against Blind Employees
New York State Crime Victims Board
Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System
- August 11, 2008, National Federation of the Blind of Arkansas Agrees to Settlement of Lawsuit over Accessibility of Software to Blind State Employees
High-Stakes Testing
College Board Advanced Placement Tests
- May 28, 2020, NFB and Brendle-College Board Settlement Agreement
- May 11, 2020, Blind and Deafblind Students Set to Take Advanced Placement Tests File Civil Rights Complaint Against College Board
- May 10, 2020, US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Complaint
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
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February 28, 2017, National Federation of the Blind Assists Blind Woman in Litigation against Massage and Body Work Licensing Authority
PARCC, Inc.
- February 24, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Settlement with PARCC, Inc.
- January 24, 2014, National Federation of the Blind and Parents of Blind Child File Suit to Make K-12 Assessments Accessible
National Conference of Bar Examiners
- October 26, 2011, Federal Judge Issues Permanent Legal Resolution for Blind Law School Graduate Who Paved the Way for Blind Test Takers
- July 5, 2011, National Federation of the Blind Supports Lawsuit against National Conference of Bar Examiners
- January 5, 2011, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Blind Woman’s Right to Use Technology to Take Professional Examinations
- June 2, 2010, National Conference of Bar Examiners Discriminates against Blind Law School Graduates
- February 5, 2010, Federal Judge Orders the National Conference of Bar Examiners to Provide Individualized Testing Accommodations to Blind Law School Graduate
Law School Admissions Council
- April 26, 2011, National Federation of the Blind and Law School Admissions Council Agree to Settlement
- February 19, 2009, LSAC Discriminates against Blind Law School Applicants
Public Charge Rule
2019 Public Charge Rule
- August 15, 2019, National Federation of the Blind Condemns New Public Charge Rule
- August 9, 2019, State of Washington v. US Department of Homeland Security Brief for Amici Curiae
Travel
Greyhound
- July 17, 2018, Greyhound Website and Mobile App to Become More Accessible to Blind Users
- July 9, 2018, Explanation of Terms Regarding the Accessibility of Greyhound’s Website and Online Technology
- June 12, 2017, Blind Californians and Advocates Sue Greyhound
Lyft
- April 3, 2017, Lyft and the National Federation of the Blind Announce Comprehensive Accessibility Improvements for Lyft Riders Who Travel with Service Animals
- May 8, 2017, National Federation of the Blind Launches Ridesharing Testing Program: Organization to Monitor Uber, Lyft Efforts to Accommodate Service Animals
- January 13, 2017, NFB-Lyft Settlement Agreement and Addendum
Uber
- April 30, 2016, Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs
- April 20, 2016, NFB-Uber Settlement Agreement
United Airlines
- October 25, 2010, United Airlines Discriminates against Blind Passengers
Voting
Texas Secretary of State
New Hampshire Department of State
- July 8, 2020, New Hampshire Voters with Disabilities Demand Access to State’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting Process
Delaware Department of Elections
State of Michigan
- June 29, 2020, National Federation of the Blind Files Motion in Federal Court to Hold Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in Contempt for Violating Agreement with the Blind
- May 19, 2020, Blind Michigan Voters Win Groundbreaking Lawsuit
New York State Board of Elections
- June 3, 2020, Agreement Made for June Accessible Absentee Voting Program
- May 22, 2020, Coalition of Disability Groups Demand Access to New York’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting
- June 9, 2016, National Federation of the Blind and Others Sue New York over Inaccessible Online Voter Registration for People with Disabilities
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- May 28, 2020, Blind Pennsylvanians Win Victory on Absentee Voting
Maryland State Board of Elections
- August 1, 2019, Maryland Voters Sue to Protect Secret Ballots
- September 4, 2014, National Federation of the Blind Applauds Ruling on Access to Absentee Ballots
Alameda County
- November 2, 2018, Alameda County Will Make Voting More Accessible to the Blind
- November 1, 2018, Alameda County Settlement Agreement