An Uber pickup directional floor sign at Newark Liberty International Airport in Elizabeth, NJ on May 20, 2023. (Benoît Prieur via Bay City News)

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of discriminating against passengers with disabilities, including riders with service animals and stowable wheelchairs, prosecutors announced. 

The suit alleges Uber violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing service, imposing improper surcharges and failing to make reasonable policy changes for riders with disabilities, a press release Friday noted. 

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