{"id":15365,"date":"2011-08-10T04:32:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T09:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=15365"},"modified":"2011-08-10T04:38:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T09:38:30","slug":"nad-asks-dot-to-waive-hearing-standard-for-deaf-truck-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/08\/10\/nad-asks-dot-to-waive-hearing-standard-for-deaf-truck-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"NAD Asks DOT to Waive Hearing Standard for Deaf Truck Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAD Asks DOT to Waive Hearing Standard for Deaf Truck Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n

08\/04\/2011<\/p>\n

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed applications for exemptions
\nwith the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of 21
\ndeaf truck drivers asking the DOT to waive its hearing requirement and allow
\nthem to drive commercial motor vehicles. The DOT requires all applicants for
\na Commercial Drivers\u2019 License (CDL) to prove that they can hear a forced
\nwhisper at not less than 5 feet, or that they have a hearing level of less
\nthan 40 decibels in the better ear. The NAD has argued for decades that the
\nhearing standard discriminates against people who are deaf and hard of
\nhearing.<\/p>\n

The applicants come from all over the United States and include
\naward-winning forklift operators, chauffeurs, package delivery people, and
\ntransport drivers. One of the applicants, Randall Doane, of Del Valle, has
\nlogged more than 250,000 miles of safe commercial driving. During his years
\nof commercial driving, Mr. Doane drove double\/triple trailers, tankers, and
\nvehicles carrying hazardous materials with an average hearing loss of 39
\ndecibels, without a single accident or citation. When his average hearing
\nlevel tipped just decibels past the DOT limit of 40 decibels, Mr. Doane was
\nno longer permitted to do the job he loved. Now Mr. Doane is hoping for the
\nopportunity to get back on the road.<\/p>\n

The DOT has 180 days to respond to the NAD request for exemptions. If DOT
\ngrants the exemptions, it will mark the first time deaf drivers are allowed
\nto drive trucks across state lines anywhere in the nation.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2011\/8\/nad-asks-dot-waive-hearing-standard-deaf-truck-drivers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/p>\n

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