Legal Opinion
National Federation of the Blind v. United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2016No. 15-1026; Consolidated with 15-5078PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners National Federation of the Blind, Marc Maurer and Anil Lewis (collectively, NFB) challenge a rule issued by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The rule requires that air carriers begin to purchase ticketing kiosks accessible to blind persons within three years of the rule taking effect so that 25 per cent of kiosks eventually will be blind-accessible. After DOT issued its final rule, NFB filed a complaint in district court, challenging the rule because, among other reasons, it does not require air carriers to make all…
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