Litigation
Jun. 17, 2011
CNN.com Sued By Hearing Impaired
Internet news site CNN.com has been sued for alleged discrimination over its lack of captioning for the hearing impaired.
By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Internet news site CNN.com has been sued for alleged discrimination over its lack of captioning for the hearing impaired.
In a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court, plaintiffs accuse CNN.com of violating California's anti-discrimination statutes, the Unruh Civil Rights Act and Disabled Persons Act, by not making captioning available with its news videos. The suit was brought by The Greater ...
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