Justice Department gets agreement with Arizona prisons to stop discriminating against people with vision disabilities

The Arizona prisons are changing how they treat people who are blind or have low vision.
They weren’t giving them aids or services like Braille, audio materials, or screen reading software so they could communicate well.
It was also hard for people with vision disabilities to ask for help or complain about the problems.
The Justice Department and Arizona prisons made a deal to fix these problems and make things better for people with vision disabilities.
Now, the prisons will get help from an expert to change their rules, train their staff, and provide what’s needed for people who are blind or who have low vision.
The prisons will keep the Justice Department updated and create better ways to make sure people with vision problems get the help they need.
Each prison will have someone in charge to make sure they follow the agreement.

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