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Deaf Australians aren't being allowed to serve on juries
Brent Phillips has spent nearly a decade fighting for his right to take part in his civic duty. The 43-year-old father of two is part of...
Apr 9, 20231 min read


Supreme Court rules for deaf student in Michigan education case
The high court ruled unanimously in favor of Miguel Luna Perez who attended public school in Sturgis, Michigan. The school system gave...
Mar 22, 20231 min read


Deaf family suing Seattle School District over treatment of special needs child
"A deaf family is suing Northshore School District for how teachers and staff handled their kindergartner with special needs," reports...
Mar 18, 20231 min read


Video of Police using Tasers on Deaf Man Released
Police in Texas kicked and used a Taser multiples against John Kelley, who is deaf, in May 2019 because he didn't obey their...
Mar 2, 20231 min read


The First Deaf Irish Juror
Patricia Heffernan became the first deaf person to take part in jury deliberations for a criminal trial in Ireland on this date (Sept....
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Excluded from Jury Duty, Deaf Lawyer Sues the Court
Spencer Kontnik is taking on the Denver County Court for what he says is a clear violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. image...
Sep 13, 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...
Aug 4, 20221 min read


FCC proposes fining Verizon $100K over accessibility issues
The Federal Communication Commission says Verizon "failed to provide the Enforcement Bureau with the information that was needed to...
Jul 14, 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...
May 22, 20221 min read


SCOTUS: Deaf-Blind Woman Cannot Get Emotional-Distress damages
Jane Cummings sued a Texas physical therapy service for failing to provide her with an ASL interpreter in 2016 but the Supreme Court...
Apr 28, 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...
Feb 1, 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 16, 20221 min read


Deaf drivers in Oregon can now include their hearing status on their driver's license
An Oregon resident who is deaf or hard of hearing may now voluntarily apply to have the International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss...
Jan 5, 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,...
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Lawsuit: Police detain deaf woman, make daughters interpret for her
A deaf woman and her daughter are suing the North Las Vegas Police Department for "unlawful and discriminatory practices." Officers had...
Dec 23, 20211 min read


NAD sues SiriusXM for violating ADA law
The National Association for the Deaf says the podcasting companies of SiriusXM are not providing podcast transcripts for deaf users. The...
Dec 17, 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...
Oct 18, 20211 min read


Streaming Service Gets multimillion dollar captioning fine
The FCC is fining Pluto TV (owned by ViacomCBS) a whopping $3.5 million for violating accessibility rules through its streaming service....
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Bodycam shows Police arresting deaf man for failing to obey commands he could not hear
A case in Colorado shows police aren't trained to properly interact with the deaf community. Brady Mistic filed a lawsuit after two Idaho...
Sep 30, 20211 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...
Sep 18, 20212 min read