Action Alert: Support Deaf and Hard of Hearing Truck Drivers! Deaf and hard of hearing truck drivers need your support! We need your help to tell the U.S. Department of Transportation that deaf and hard of hearing people should be…
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US Department of Transportation: Dialogue on Transparency, Participation and Collaboration
Participate NOW: US Department of Transportation -Dialogue on Transparency, Participation and Collaboration! The U.S. Department of Transportation is very interested in your participation –in a new on-line dialogue focused on sharing your thoughts about how to enhance transparency, participation and…
NAD eNews – Emergency Test on Nov. 9, Interpreting Survey, Deaf Truck Drivers
NAD E-Newsletter Tuesday, November 8, 2011 NAD Issues Notice About November 9th Television Emergency Alert System Test On November 9, at 2:00 pm EST, all televisions in the United States will show an Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Two federal…
NAD Asks DOT to Waive Hearing Standard for Deaf Truck Drivers
NAD Asks DOT to Waive Hearing Standard for Deaf Truck Drivers 08/04/2011 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed applications for exemptions with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of 21 deaf truck drivers asking the…
Deaf Truck Drivers Wanted to Apply for CDL Exemption
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) launched a new effort in its ongoing advocacy on behalf of drivers who are deaf and hard of hearing and who wish to obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). The United States Department of…
New US Department of Transportation Rule Extends Disability Protections to Passenger Ships and Boats
New US Department of Transportation Rule Extends Disability Protections to Passenger Ships and Boats Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced the first federal rule to specifically provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections to people with disabilities who travel on…