BOTW: In Search of Quality Communication Should interpreters for the deaf be licensed? BY JORDAN SMITH April 13, 2013 Pop quiz time. Which of the following jobs does not require a license: a.) doctor; b.) lawyer; c.) barber; d.) legal…
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City Settles Suit With Deaf Citizen
City Settles Suit With Deaf Citizen Jail and several courtrooms will get videophones BY JORDAN SMITH AUGUST 3, 2012 For the second time in a decade, the city of Austin has settled a federal civil rights suit, reaffirming its agreement…
City settles suit brought by deaf resident
Not So Tone Deaf? City settles suit brought by deaf resident BY JORDAN SMITH JULY 31, 2012 For the second time in a decade the city of Austin has settled a federal civil rights suit, reaffirming its agreement to provide…
Deaf Austinites say police can’t seem to listen to reason
Tone Deaf Deaf Austinites say police can’t seem to listen to reason Note: To view pictures and videos, please click website link below. BY JORDAN SMITH Esther Valdez is deaf. That explains some, but not all, of what happened to…