{"id":17385,"date":"2012-01-25T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T12:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17385"},"modified":"2012-01-25T07:50:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T12:50:59","slug":"denied-access-by-wells-fargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/01\/25\/denied-access-by-wells-fargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Denied Access by Wells Fargo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Denied Access by Wells Fargo? File Your Claim By January 29, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2012\/1\/denied-access-wells-fargo-file-your-claim-jan-29\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2012\/1\/denied-access-wells-fargo-file-your-claim-jan-29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) urges customers who were<br \/>\nrefused access to Wells Fargo Bank or Wachovia Bank services before<br \/>\nJune 1, 2011 to file a claim with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).<br \/>\nRefused access includes denial of relay call to Wells Fargo or failure<br \/>\nto provide effective communication such as sign language interpreter<br \/>\nfor meetings while visiting a Wells Fargo branch.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ entered into a settlement agreement with Wells Fargo which will<br \/>\npay up to $16 million to compensate individuals who experienced<br \/>\ndiscrimination in violation of Title III of the Americans with<br \/>\nDisabilities Act (ADA) when trying to call Wells Fargo, access Wells<br \/>\nFargo&#8217;s services, or visit one of Wells Fargo&#8217;s retail stores.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the settlement, Wells Fargo refused to accept relay calls from<br \/>\ndeaf and hard of hearing individuals. The NAD led the way in filing<br \/>\nover 15 complaints with the DOJ for deaf and hard of hearing<br \/>\nindividuals against this illegal practice.<\/p>\n<p>The NAD can help you file your Wells Fargo complaint if you contact us<br \/>\nby 12 pm (noon) Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 25, 2011. You<br \/>\ncan file a claim by yourself directly with the DOJ up to January 29,<br \/>\n2012 by following the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ada.gov\/wells_fargo\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ada.gov\/wells_fargo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denied Access by Wells Fargo? File Your Claim By January 29, 2012 http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2012\/1\/denied-access-wells-fargo-file-your-claim-jan-29 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) urges customers who were refused access to Wells Fargo Bank or Wachovia Bank services before June 1, 2011 to file&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/01\/25\/denied-access-by-wells-fargo\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[114,771,646,3443,564,563,100,630,7880,12260,9490],"class_list":["post-17385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-ada","tag-american-disabilities-of-act","tag-bank","tag-complaints","tag-department-of-justice","tag-doj","tag-nad","tag-national-association-of-the-deaf","tag-settlement","tag-wachovia-bank","tag-wells-fargo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-4wp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14529,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/05\/31\/ada-settlement-agreement-with-wells-fargo-company\/","url_meta":{"origin":17385,"position":0},"title":"ADA Settlement Agreement with Wells Fargo &#038; Company","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"May 31, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"ADA Settlement Agreement with Wells Fargo & Company A new ADA settlement agreement with Wells Fargo & Company has been to ADA.gov, and the agreement is now available. 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