Deaf federal workers face uncertain access following Trump’s DEIA orders
Advocates for deaf employees said President Donald Trump’s DEIA orders may have led some to lose access to American Sign ...
Deaf professor files civil rights suit against Penn State
Joseph Michael Valente made the accusation in a suit filed Friday in federal court alleging violations of the Americans with ...
Deaf students say they're passing high school without basic math, reading skills
After a hard of hearing special education student first came forward about receiving a diploma from Leigh High School in San ...
The Inclusivity Conversation Needs To Include The Deaf Community, Especially In Hollywood
Despite progress in diversity, the Deaf community remains overlooked in Hollywood. Michelle Mary Schaefer is fighting for ...
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Colorado Department of Corrections reaches settlement to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates
Disability rights advocates and the Colorado Department of Corrections reached a new settlement to accommodate deaf and ...
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Elderly Deaf Woman’s Lawsuit Over Jailer Breaking Her Wrist Moves Forward
a violation of her right to be properly accommodated for deafness under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The civil rights part of her lawsuit was thrown out last summer, but federal Judge ...
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Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah: Meet West Africa’s first deaf professor
A senior lecturer at the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and ...
Colorado police department's new program expected to improve communication, including with people who have disabilities
Boulder PD is rolling out a new program with the aim to make sure everyone can communicate effectively with police ...
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Deaf federal workers face uncertain access following DEIA orders
“We don’t know exactly what’s going on.” Some in the deaf community are worried that disability rights laws may have gotten caught in the crossfire of Trump’s attacks on voluntary DEIA ...