[blindlaw] Fw: DREDF eNews Flash - Trial Starts against Social Security

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News Flash | September 2009        Thought this would be of interest.
Chuck
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From: Susan Henderson 
To: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net 
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:44 AM
Subject: DREDF eNews Flash - Trial Starts against Social Security


     NEWS FLASH

      ACB vs. SSA
      Trial Begins
     
      September 14, 2009  


        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.

        © 2009 








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