[Nfbc-info] Redbox Settlement - You May be Eligible for Compensation

[Hoby Wedler]

No problem, LM.
Thanks for following up.
-- Hoby


-----Original Message----- 
From: Lisamaria Martinez
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:20 AM
To: Hoby Wedler ; NFB of California List
Cc: Jim Barbour ; LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Redbox Settlement - You May be Eligible for 
Compensation

Hi Hoby and All,

The link www.lighthouseredboxsettlement.com works for me every time I
click on it. Hoby, I apologize you're having difficulties. Jim, thanks
for sending a more direct link to Hoby and others. I am truly baffled.

LM

On 9/23/14, Hoby Wedler via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Very many thanks, Jim.
> Very helpful.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barbour
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 3:11 PM
> To: Hoby Wedler ; NFB of California List
> Cc: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Redbox Settlement - You May be Eligible for
> Compensation
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Here's the link for making your claim
>
> https://eclaim.kccllc.net/caclaimforms/ral/Landing.aspx
>
> Here's the San Francisco Lighthouse's blog about this settlement
>
> http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/attention-legally-blind-people-living-california/
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 02:59:16PM -0700, Hoby Wedler via Nfbc-info wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The URL:
>> www.lighthouseredboxsettlement.com  does not appear to be a live URL.
>> Is there another place where we can find out how to submit a claim?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -- Hoby Wedler
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually
>> Impaired via Nfbc-info
>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:53 AM
>> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Redbox Settlement - You May be Eligible for
>> Compensation
>>
>> Have you attempted to use Redbox kiosks to rent movies or video games?
>> You
>> may be eligible for compensation, but you must submit your claim before
>> November 12, 2014. Please read on for details.
>>
>>
>> After over two years of litigation and extensive negotiations, LightHouse
>> for the Blind and Visually-Impaired and its legal associates, Disability
>> Rights Advocates (DRA) and the Law Offices of Jay Koslofsky, have entered
>> into a precedent-setting settlement agreement with Redbox, the nation's
>> largest operator of DVD rental machines. Under the settlement agreement,
>> Redbox will modify its self-service DVD rental machines so that they will
>> allow for accessible, independent usage by the blind.  The settlement
>> will
>> also compensate hundreds or thousands of blind Californians for the
>> inaccessibility of these machines in recent years.
>>
>> Redbox offers the nation's most popular video-rental service for DVDs,
>> Blu-ray discs, and video games and operates thousands of video rental
>> kiosks
>> in California. The settlement ensures that Redbox's self-service kiosks
>> will
>> deploy nonvisual accessibility features including:  headphone jacks,
>> tactile
>> keypads, and text-to-speech services so that blind customers can
>> independently use, browse, select, pay for, pickup, and return Redbox
>> entertainment media.  Additional improvements will be made to Redbox's
>> website, redbox.com, to ensure that blind customers using screen-reading
>> technology can browse and reserve movies for pick-up and register for
>> Redbox
>> services independently.
>>
>> In addition to these user-interface enhancements, the settlement contains
>>
>> a
>> $1.2 million class damages fund to compensate eligible settlement class
>> members who have been denied access to Redbox's services -- and who
>> submit
>> valid claims before November 12, 2014.  If you experienced barriers
>> attempting to use a Redbox kiosk in California between January 12, 2010
>> and
>> November 12, 2014 or were deterred from using a Redbox kiosk in
>> California
>> on a particular occasion during that time period because you knew that
>> the
>> kiosks were not accessible to the blind, you may be eligible for monetary
>> compensation.  This includes blind Californians under the age of 18 with
>> the
>> signature of their parent or guardian.
>>
>> Information about the settlement agreement, including information about
>> filing monetary claims, is contained at:
>> www.lighthouseredboxsettlement.com<http://www.lighthouseredboxsettlement.com>
>>
>> "This landmark agreement demonstrates that companies utilizing the
>> internet
>> and self-service kiosks can and should do so while providing full access
>> for
>> all potential customers-including blind people," said Lighthouse CEO
>> Bryan
>> Bashin, "We hope that this agreement will lead to continued expansion of
>> access opportunities for customers with disabilities as self-service
>> technologies evolve."
>>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> For further information about LightHouse for the Blind and
>> Visually-Impaired, please visit
>> www.lighthouse-sf.org<http://www.lighthouse-sf.org>
>>
>> For information about Disability Rights Advocates please visit
>> www.dralegal.org<http://www.dralegal.org>
>>
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