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Court rules majority of NYC traffic signals violate Americans with Disabilities Act
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/521900-court-rules-97-percent-of-new-york-city-traffic-signals-violateOctober 20, 2020 - 01:53 PM EDT
Court rules majority of NYC traffic signals violate Americans with Disabilities Act
BY ZACK BUDRYK
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York City has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not installing accessible pedestrian signals for the blind.
The lawsuit, brought by the the American Council of the Blind in 2018, sued on behalf of plaintiffs Michael Golfo and Christina Curry, claiming that of the city’s 13,000 pedestrian traffic signals, just over 2 percent convey information in a way that is accessible to blind pedestrians.
Approximately 205,000 blind or otherwise visually-impaired people live in the city.
“When pedestrian signals do not give blind and deaf-blind pedestrians the same information that sighted pedestrians receive, their safety and independence is at risk,” the lawsuit stated.
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