A Pittsburgh attorney, on behalf of three blind clients, has sued seven credit unions and several more banks, claiming their ATMs don't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act's 2010 Standards for Accessible Design adopted by the United States Department of Justice.
And, according to court documents filed by attorney R. Bruce Carlson, the lack of compliance is widespread: at least 50% of all ATMs in the U.S. are inaccessible to blind individuals.
Credit unions sued by Carlson include the $131 million Century Heritage FCU of Pittsburgh, the $203 million USX FCU of Cranberry Township, Pa., the $1.2 billion American Heritage FCU of Philadelphia, the $415 million Primeway FCU of Houston, the $1.6 billion JSC Federal Credit Union of Houston, the $412 million Members Choice CU of Houston and the $1.5 billion Premier America CU of Chatsworth, Calif.
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