One of the U.S. General Services Administration’s duties is to make sure that federal contractors comply with the nation’s laws, including those enacted to ensure people with disabilities have equal access to programs and services.

But, according to blind federal contractors who filed a proposed class action on April 22, it is the agency itself that is out of compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a landmark measure that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and mandates equal opportunity for all who are eligible to, in this case, participate fully in government contracting.

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