Blind Group’s Software Accessibility Suit On Dispatcher’s Behalf Dismissed

Mealey's (February 18, 2020, 2:22 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The National Federation of the Blind Inc. (NFB) failed to establish that a software firm violated an employment discrimination law by selling software that was inaccessible to a hospital employee, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Jan. 31, granting the company’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (The National Federation of the Blind Inc. v. Epic Systems Corp., No. 1:18-cv-12630, D. Mass., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19858)....