{"id":15991,"date":"2011-09-26T00:32:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=15991"},"modified":"2011-09-26T00:57:08","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T05:57:08","slug":"nad-urges-white-house-to-make-disability-part-of-diversity-in-judicial-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/09\/26\/nad-urges-white-house-to-make-disability-part-of-diversity-in-judicial-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"NAD Urges White House to Make Disability Part of Diversity in Judicial Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAD Urges White House to Make Disability Part of Diversity in Judicial<\/strong>
\n Nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Association of the Deaf joined the efforts of 104 other
\nnational and state-based disability rights organizations, law firms, and
\nindividuals, urging the White House to make disability part of its efforts
\nto achieve diversity in judicial nominations. The White House recently
\npublished an \u201cinfographic\u201d (see link below) describing the efforts to bring
\ndiversity to the bench. The infographic discusses efforts to nominate
\nAfrican Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, women, and
\nopenly gay judges, but does not mention people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2011\/08\/18\/infographic-record-judicial-diversity-record-judicial-delays<\/a><\/p>\n

The makeup of the federal judiciary is extremely important to the rights of
\nindividuals with disabilities, as it is to other civil rights. Too often,
\ncourt decisions have stripped individuals with disabilities of the rights
\nthat afford them equal opportunities in their workplaces and communities.<\/p>\n

“The NAD is not aware of any deaf or hard of hearing federal judges who use
\nsign language. With the increasing number of deaf and hard of hearing
\nattorneys in the United States, over 300 today, we want to see a signing
\njudge appointed to Federal court in our lifetime,” said Bobbie Beth
\nScoggins, NAD President.<\/p>\n

Read letter: (PDF format)
\n http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/534\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:
\n http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2011\/9\/nad-urges-white-house-make-disability-part-diversity-judicial-nominations\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAD Urges White House to Make Disability Part of Diversity in Judicial Nominations The National Association of the Deaf joined the efforts of 104 other national and state-based disability rights organizations, law firms, and individuals, urging the White House to…<\/p>\n

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