Blind Employees File Lawsuit Over Software
Several blind employees have filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, which alleges that the software that is used by the state cannot be accessed by the blind. There is no speech interpretation or Braille available with the software, according to records, so employees cannot access important information.Tommy Craig, president of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas stated: "The state Legislature of Texas recognized the need for equal access for the blind by passing a law requiring it, and it is unconscionable that a state agency is violating that law."
Edwin Kunz, one of the blind plaintiffs stated: "I am unable to review and enter information such as my hours worked and leave taken unless a sighted person helps me do so. Even worse, I can't access critical information about the employees that I supervise without the assistance of a sighted person."
Among the defendants being named in the lawsuit are directors of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission, the agencies for which the blind employees work.
Topic Added January 26th, 2007
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