[Nfbf-l] Social Security

[David Anspach]

Hello John,
Like you, I have not heard of any legal action etc. against the SSA because
of their non-use of accessible materials for blind beneficiaries. Well
apparently, the ACB has filed a class action lawsuit against the SSA for
their failure to provide communications etc. from the SSA to blind
beneficiaries. The suit claims the rehabilitation act  passed in the early
70's, I think, is the law being violated. 

To find more about the lawsuit, You have to really dig on the internet via a
Google search to find it, but here is a link that describes this class
action lawsuit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/classaction.htm 

Personally speaking, it would be nice to receive communications from the SSA
in electronic format, but I'm not going to go out and sue them over it. I
have no problem using my scanner and OCR software to scan and then read any
documents I receive from the SSA. SSA is in enough financial uncertainty
without forcing them to now retain legal counsel to fend off another
lawsuit. I'm sure they have lawyers on staff for suits like this, but I
would like to think that money spent on this lawsuit might be better spent
elsewhere. This is just my opinion, however.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of John 
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:42 AM
To: 'NFB of Florida Listserv'
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security

Hello Sheila,
I am not sure what law you are under the impression is being violated by you
receiving a standard form letter in the mail. I am not aware of any such
law. It would surely take some imagination to shoehorn the kind of mail that
all recipients of mailings that the social security administration sends out
under the ADA. Please clarify.
Cordially,
John

John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.

Gainesville, FL 32609

Phone: (352) 505-6642



-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of sheila
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:26 AM
To: NFB of Florida Listserv
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security


This letter is not a scam, as we are getting a raise. It is just terrible
that the Social Security Administration is not more compliant with the law,
as to not offer their correspondence in a more accessible format. 


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