A federal judge last week denied a request by blind voters to mandate the use of accessible devices by all Maryland voters in 2020 elections, a change that could carry a $9.7 million price tag. However, the judge refused to ...

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The National Federation of the Blind is suing the Maryland State Board of Elections over policy changes that allegedly have resulted in “two separate and unequal voting systems” for voters with disabilities and everyone else. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. ...

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The state of Maryland has settled for $1.4 million a federal lawsuit filed by blind current and former inmates alleging discrimination.

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Maryland will have a new accessible voting system for the blind this election. Attorney General Brian Frosh is joining with officials from the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore on Tuesday to demonstrate the machines. New ballot-marking devices will ...

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Maryland must implement an online ballot-marking tool to enable blind residents to vote privately and independently, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has accused the National Federation of the Blind of firing an employee who said he could not work on Saturdays for religious reasons. Joseph R. Massey II was hired for a bookkeeping position at ...

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State officials say they are prepared to implement an online ballot-marking tool for this year’s general election, in the wake of a U.S. District Court ruling issued Thursday.

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In a victory for the visually impaired, a federal judge has cleared the way for universities to digitize more than 10 million published works, saying the high-tech reproductions do not violate copyright law — and may, in fact, be required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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The Baltimore-based National Federation of the Blind on Thursday called for a boycott of Goodwill Industries International Inc., charging the nonprofit manufacturer and retailer pays subminimum wages to many of its workers with disabilities. According to the NFB, Goodwill Industries’ ...

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Megan Wills has joined Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates P.A. as an administrative assistant with the firm’s Technology Solutions Group. Wills will provide sales and marketing support to the team, handling client communication and product research, preparing price quotes and proposals ...

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