[blindLaw] Justice Department Sues Uber for Denying Rides to Passengers with Service Dogs, Wheelchairs

[Nightingale, Noel]

From: U.S. Department of Justice <usdoj at public.govdelivery.com>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 10:36 AM
Subject: Justice Department Sues Uber for Denying Rides to Passengers with Service Dogs, Wheelchairs


Yesterday, the Department sued<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fcrt%2Fmedia%2F1413866%2Fdl/1/010001993eff3abb-5b8f43e1-c2ac-4a6f-a38b-bf24ca56661d-000000/UxdvJGMJRyaCcl8oLUVfzScFcvebQ3NIwp1XKGADFI4=422> Uber Technologies, Inc. under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act for discriminating against passengers with disabilities, including blind individuals who use service animals and those who use mobility devices including stowable wheelchairs, by routinely refusing to serve these individuals, imposing impermissible charges, and refusing to reasonably modify Uber’s policies to avoid discrimination.

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