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Sep 3, 20242 min read
Getting to Know Service Animals
September Is National Service Dog Month. Here is some basic information on ADA law and service animals. image: Creative Commons What is...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
The ADA was signed into law on this date in 1990
It was on this day (July 26, 1990) that President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act into law. Senator Tom Harkin...
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Docu Shows lack of Accessibility for Florida Deaf
Being Michelle tells the story of Michelle Ricks, a deaf woman with autism, who survived five years of incarceration and abuse in north...
May 22, 20221 min read
AI use in Employment Decisions might Violate ADA
The US federal government is warning employers that using artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or even monitor...
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Lawsuit: Tennessee discriminates against Deaf People
Disability Rights Tennessee is suing the state alleging discrimination against people who are deaf. image from Disability Rights...
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Dollar Tree settles lawsuit over treatment of Deaf Applicant
Dollar Tree has agreed to pay $50,000 to an unnamed deaf job applicant after skipping over him, giving a warehouse position to less...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Hospital to pay $60K for failing to provide ASL interpreters
The US Justice Department has settled an ADA complaint against a hospital in Calhoun, Georgia. The Adventist Health System Georgia had,...
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Deaf woman: Taco Bell Refused Service
Karen Putz, who is deaf, says she and a friend stopped at a Taco Bell in Rochester, New York for lunch but were refused service. image...
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Grocery chain pays $280,000 to settle deaf job applicants' complaint
Sprouts has agreed to pay $280,000 to settle claims that it did not provide ASL interpreters to three Colorado job applicants so it...
Sep 18, 20212 min read
Must police get an interpreter when there is a CODA who could interpret?
The question is being considered by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The case started when police in Oconto, Wisconsin failed to...
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Hospital Settles ADA Complaint
Hartford Hospital in Connecticut has settled an ADA Complaint for failing to provide a sign language interpreter to a patient. image from...
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Medical Group settles ADA complaint
Kaiser Permanente has settled a federal ADA complaint over failing to provide a qualified sign language interpreter or other reasonable...
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Deaf Woman Says She Lost Her Job Because her employer Wouldn’t Accommodate Her
A large childcare company is facing a discrimination claim from Brittani Edwards who claims she was let go over a lack of accommodates....
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Nike Settles ADA Lawsuit
Cali Bunn has settled her lawsuit against Nike. (image: LinkedIn) Bunn has profound hearing loss and wanted to require the shoe maker to...