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Disability rights organizations and disabled individuals have standing to pursue their claims that rideshare company Lyft violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal court in California ruled, but a trial is required to determine whether the plaintiffs’ proposed modifications — like renting out wheelchair accessible vehicles to drivers — are reasonable.

SAN FRANCISCO — Disability rights organizations and disabled individuals have standing to pursue their claims that rideshare company Lyft violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal court in California ruled, but a trial is required to determine whether the plaintiffs’ proposed modifications — like renting out wheelchair accessible vehicles to drivers — are reasonable.

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