{"id":33796,"date":"2016-07-02T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T21:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=33796"},"modified":"2016-07-02T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T21:39:10","slug":"deaf-texans-say-theyre-being-denied-drivers-ed-courses-by-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/07\/02\/deaf-texans-say-theyre-being-denied-drivers-ed-courses-by-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Texans Say They’re Being Denied Driver’s Ed Courses by TEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deaf Texans Say They’re Being Denied Driver’s Ed Courses by TEA<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Stef Manisero<\/p>\n

June 29, 2016<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving Texans who are deaf.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff claims driving instruction schools won’t allow people who are deaf to take the classes needed to get a driver’s license.<\/p>\n

Deaf driving instructors say communication is critical in learning how to drive, and every student should have equal access.<\/p>\n

The Texas School for the Deaf provides a driver’s ed course for its own students, as well as deaf students who attend traditional schools.<\/p>\n

A student said she wasn’t allowed to take a driver’s ed course because interpreters weren’t available.<\/p>\n

“I felt like I didn’t have access, I wasn’t equivalent to a hearing person, and it felt oppressive like they had completely dismissed me and ignored my rights. It wasn’t right,” said student Charmaine Hurt.<\/p>\n

The TEA has re-distributed driver’s instruction courses from public schools to private contractors.<\/p>\n

This fall, the high court will consider whether the TEA had to ensure those classes would accommodate people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The TEA declined to comment on the case, saying the driver training program was transferred to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation last September.<\/p>\n

SOURCE: (pictures and video)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.twcnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2016\/06\/29\/austin-deaf-drivers-being-denied-driver-s-ed-courses.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deaf Texans Say They’re Being Denied Driver’s Ed Courses by TEA By Stef Manisero June 29, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving Texans who are deaf. The plaintiff claims driving…<\/p>\n

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