(The Hill) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Uber on Friday, accusing the ride-sharing platform of discriminating against riders with disabilities by “routinely” denying service to wheelchair users and passengers with service dogs.

The government alleges that drivers frequently refuse to provide rides to blind passengers with service dogs, cancelling trips upon learning they are traveling with an animal. Occasionally, users have been forced to pay cancellation or cleaning fees as well, according to the complaint.

Some passengers with disabilities have been rejected by drivers who say they cannot store their wheelchairs, while others have encountered drivers who “insult and demean people with disabilities or ask them inappropriate questions,” DOJ alleges.

“For too long, blind riders

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