9 9 , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sac r amento ▁failed ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁A DA ▁when , ▁while ▁making ▁public ▁street ▁improvements , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁bring ▁its ▁side wal ks ▁into ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁A DA . ▁C ertain ▁issues ▁were ▁resolved ▁in ▁Federal ▁Court . ▁One ▁issue , ▁whether ▁side wal ks ▁were ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁A DA , ▁was ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁which ▁ruled ▁that ▁side wal ks ▁were ▁a ▁" program " ▁under ▁A DA ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁accessible ▁to ▁persons ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁The ▁r uling ▁was ▁later ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁refused ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁case , ▁letting ▁stand ▁the ▁r uling ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Circ uit ▁Court . ▁ ▁B ates ▁v . ▁U PS ▁ ▁B ates ▁v . ▁U PS ▁( beg un ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁employ ment ▁class ▁action ▁brought ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁De af ▁and ▁Hard ▁of ▁H ear ing ▁( d / De af / H o H ) ▁workers ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁concerning ▁work place ▁disc rim ination . ▁It ▁established ▁legal ▁preced ence ▁for ▁d / De af / H o H ▁Emp loy ees ▁and ▁Custom ers ▁to ▁be ▁fully ▁covered ▁under ▁the ▁A DA . ▁Key ▁find ings ▁included ▁ ▁U PS ▁failed ▁to ▁address ▁communication ▁bar riers