The US Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., claiming the company has engaged in discriminatory practices against clients with disabilities.

The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges that Uber violated Title III of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). The department asserts that Uber has denied service to disabled customers who require wheelchairs, mobility devices, and service animals to be transported with them during travel. Moreover, the DOJ claims that Uber charged those customers “cancellation fees” after “unlawfully” denying them their ride.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division stated on Friday, “For too long, blind riders have su

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