Dallas-area deaf advocate fights for communication services Levi Coplen and Heather Bise work with Deaf Action Center colleague Eric Patterson on a video phone in Bise’s Dallas office. Bise and other advocates say many facilities aren’t following a federal law…
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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…
NAD E-Newsletter 8/8/12
NAD E-Newsletter 8/8/12 NAD E-Newsletter Thursday, August 8, 2012 Girl Scouts Deny 12 Year-Old Access to Interpreter Megan Runnion, a 12 year-old girl who is deaf, filed a federal lawsuit against the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana…
UPDATED: TASBID’s Annual 1.0 CEUs Workshop with Peggy Cobb – Waco
TASBID Annual 1.0 CEUs Interpreter Training Workshop English to A.S.L.: How to Create a Clear Visual Interpretation Presented by Peggy Cobb BEI IV & Court; RID CI & CT RID CEUs Approved DARS/BEI CEUs applied for. For description and registration…
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…