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The National Federation of the Blind, in a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department, on Tuesday asked Northwestern University and other colleges and universities to stop using Google Apps for the Blind, charging that the tools discriminate against blind students and faculty members by failing to allow easy use by those with visual impairments, the Chicago Tribune reported. The complaint follows others about various technology tools used in education. Some of the past complaints have led to significant changes in those services. Alan Eustace, Google's senior vice president of engineering and research, issued a statement Tuesday stating that Google had met on the issue with the association for the blind, and "left the meeting with a strong commitment to improving our products."
