Lyft Wins Lawsuit Alleging Lack of Wheelchair Accessibility

Three California residents failed to show that Lyft Inc. discriminates against disabled consumers by failing to offer enough wheelchair-accessible rides, because their proposed modifications to Lyft’s operations aren’t reasonable, a federal court said.

The nonprofits Independent Living Resource Center and Community Resources for Independent Living and three Bay Area residents sued the ridesharing company under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Lyft lets riders in some cities indicate their need for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. Lyft’s WAV services are more restrictive than its standard services in San Francisco, with longer waits and limited hours, and nonexistent in other parts of the Bay ...