FedEx to Pay $3.3 Million Settlement to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Workers
The Hearing Review May 22, 2020 | Industry News FedEx Ground Package Delivery System Inc will pay a $3.3 million settlement to a group of over 220 deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who were...
View ArticleEmployers Sued for Rejecting Hearing-Impaired Job Applicants
By Roy Maurer November 13, 2020 Two recent lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are reminders that employers must make reasonable accommodations for deaf and...
View ArticleDOJ and Whatcom County resolve multiple complaints regarding violations of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 14, 2021 Sheriff’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, and Superior Court failed to provide interpreter services to defendant who is deaf Seattle –The U.S. Department...
View ArticleCounty jail settles for $25,000 over disability complaint
July 27, 2021 Rick Bannan / rick@thereflector.com A deaf Clark County woman will be paid $25,000 from the county jail after she was not given appropriate accommodations for her disability while...
View ArticleAdvocates Want Interpreters for More Languages in New Mexico
By Associated Press Oct. 6, 2021 An advocacy group for disadvantaged communities in New Mexico says more language translation and interpreter services are needed for people who don’t speak Spanish or...
View ArticleHave You Offered Hearing Help To A Stranger?
January 19, 2022 by Gael Hannan The cashier at the Safeway checkout was talking animatedly to the customer standing on the other side of the plexiglass shield. The customer kept shaking her head and...
View ArticleI’m a lip-reading scientist: here’s how I can discuss science with you
January 28, 2022 www.nature.com Supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing researchers requires thought and planning from colleagues, but science benefits greatly, says Denis Meuthen. In 1986, when I was 18...
View ArticleSouth Florida Hospital Fined Following Deaf Patient’s Lawsuit
nbcmiami.com By Willard Shepard and Connie Fossi Published February 21, 2022 A deaf woman says she had a terrifying experience at a South Florida hospital and took legal action Not being able to hear...
View ArticlePandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities
By Lauren Weber on MARCH 11, 2022 Divya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic. Each time, she was denied an...
View ArticleADA Round-Up: Major Retailers Facing Disability Discrimination Cases
Jury Awards $5.2 Million in Walmart Disability Discrimination Case A jury awarded $5.2 million in damages after finding that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the disabilities...
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