A US District Court for the Central District of California has tossed out a case against Sony Corporation of America and all its related branches, namely SCEA and SOE that alleged the company denies access of its services for people with disabilities.
The plaintiff, Alexander Stern, argued that his “visual processing impairments” prevent him from enjoying titles manufactured by Sony and its gaming divisions.
The suit was filed in October of last year, it said Sony’s practices had violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities, Act (ADA), via Game Politics. The court concluded that in order to prove a violation Title III of the ADA a plaintiff must show: “(1) [the plaintiff] is disabled within the meaning of the ADA; (2) the defendant is a private entity that owns, leases, or operates a place of public accommodation by the defendant because of [the plaintiff's] disability.”
The court dismissed the case because according to the dismissal PDF, “Sony is not a public place of accommodation” “it was not liable” for violating Title III of the Americans with disabilities act.
