[NFBSF] A Win for Healthcare Access

[bernieslife at icloud.com]

Hello, 

 

 

I am passing alonga notice about Quest Diagnostics and a win for the BVI
community nationwide. 

 


ACB Wins Nationwide Class Action Against Quest Diagnostics 


 

Following a week-long bench trial in Los Angeles, a federal court in
California found Quest Diagnostics in violation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and permanently enjoined Quest from continuing to violate
the ADA.

 

Beginning in 2016, Quest Diagnostics began to install self-service kiosks at
its Patient Service Centers, which allow patients to, among other things,
check in for phlebotomy appointments in a private and independent manner.
Following complaints from ACB's members that these kiosks as designed
prevent people who are blind from accessing their services, ACB joined a
civil rights complaint in federal court alleging that Quest's kiosks
deprived members of the blind community full and equal enjoyment of Quest's
services and failed to provide effective communication. 

 

The court ruled in favor of ACB and a nationwide class of blind and low
vision Quest patients. The court found that Quest violated Title III of the
ADA in that Quest failed to provide people who are blind with full and equal
enjoyment of Quest's services and facilities because of their disability.

 

Read the full press release at
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https://www.acb.org/ACB-wins-class-action-judgement.

 

From, Lisa Irving