For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Contact: Melissa Martinez Phone: 210.867.3506 Email: [email protected] STATEMENT: TCRP celebrates the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Austin, TX — On this day in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal for Equal Access for Texans Who Are D/HH
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…
Appeals court rules in favor of deaf parents of cancer patient
Appeals court rules in favor of deaf parents of cancer patient By Filipa Ioannou, Staff Writer September 3, 2015 A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of a hearing-impaired South Texas couple who sued a hospital for failure to…
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project January 27, 2015 An inmate sleeps in his cubicle in the geriatric unit of the Estelle Prison in Huntsville. The Prison Justice League’s Report on the…
Deaf man sues hospital due to lack of translator
Deaf man sues hospital due to lack of translator July 29, 2013 By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau TYLER- A deaf man has filed a lawsuit against a Tyler medical center for failing to provide an interpreter so that he…
APD Settles With Deaf Woman Over Arrest
APD Settles With Deaf Woman Over Arrest August 22 2012 A lawsuit against the Austin Police Department is leading to some changes in how the department deals with the hearing-impaired and deaf community. In 2009, Ester Valdez was walking down…