The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Uber , claiming the ride-sharing platform discriminates against people with disabilities, including those who use service animals and wheelchairs.

The agency filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California on Thursday, Sept. 11.

"For too long, blind riders have suffered repeated ride denials by Uber because they are traveling with a service dog," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division said in a Sept. 12 news release . "This lawsuit seeks to end this persistent discrimination and allow riders with disabilities to use Uber."

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