Best Buy Is Latest Hit With Allegations Its Gift Cards Violate ADA for Lacking Braille

Best Buy sells gift cards without Braille in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleged legally blind Bronx resident Marcos Calcano in a complaint (in Pacer) Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that seeks class-action status. Court records show it was the latest of four dozen near-identical ADA complaints Calcano and his New York lawyers, Jeffrey and Dana Gottlieb, filed in the Manhattan and Brooklyn federal courts since mid-October, including against Domino's Pizza, Nordstrom, Sephora and TGI Friday's. Calcano contacted Best Buy Dec. 9 asking if it sold Braille gift cards, and when told it didn't, filed the complaint four days later, said court records. “Quite surprisingly, upon information and belief, there is only one gift card on the market that contains Braille and it is issued by Starbucks,” said the complaint. The Gottliebs didn't respond Monday to emails seeking comment. Best Buy spokesperson Jeff Shelman declined comment.