PRESS RELEASE: Deaf Action Center Texas official statement on Ivy v. Morath. ASL Translation to follow. #IvyVMorath #AccessibleDriversEducation PRESS RELEASE: June 30, 2016 U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal for Equal Access for Texans Who Are Deaf and Hard of…
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EEOC Launches Direct Video Access to ASL Speakers
EEOC Launches Direct Video Access to ASL Speakers EEOC LAUNCHES DIRECT VIDEO ACCESS TO ASL SPEAKERS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Note: ASL version available, click the link below. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced…
Position Announcement for Accessibility Specialist in the Disability Rights Section
Position Announcement for Accessibility Specialist in the Disability Rights Section The Disability Rights Section is seeking a qualified applicant for a new position as an accessibility specialist in the ADA Design Unit. The position announcement, with instructions on how to…
Deaf renters face discrimination in apartment searches
Deaf renters face discrimination in apartment searches Terrell Brittain signs the word home outside his house in Kingwood earlier this month. In the past, Brittain has faced housing discrimination for being deaf. By Jayme Fraser January 27, 2014 1:09pm It…
Demotion Was All Political, Deaf Woman Says
Demotion Was All Political, Deaf Woman Says October 13, 2013 By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – Lies that she had signed an "anti-gay" petition got the chief diversity officer of a school for the deaf suspended, demoted and publicly humiliated,…
ADA Anniversary Week at DOJ
ADA Anniversary Week at DOJ CELEBRATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE ADA: AN ANNIVERSARY WEEK BLOG Twenty-three years ago this week our nation's lawmakers established a comprehensive mandate to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities by passing the Americans with Disabilities Act…