Some employers have an unfortunate tendency to assume that any worker with a disability, or any worker who is Deaf, deaf, or hard of hearing is automatically disqualified. They may think to themselves, “How can they possibly do this job? They’re disabled! Disabled people can’t contribute as fully as other employees! I’m running a business, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 11 so far )I haven’t been able to keep up with my ADA Restoration blogging for the past week because I was laid up with the flu. But two other blogs have written posts for you to check out:
Hearing Scheduled in House Judiciary Committee at the ADA Restoration blog, Sept 28 ‘07. Announces a hearing at the [...]
If you rely on Deaf Read to help you find interesting or humorous Deaf-related vlogs then you might have missed this one. Today, I discovered a funny 6-minute vlog skit, in BSL with English subtitles, about a man who comes out to his hearing mother … as a Deaf man! It’s funny because [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Imagine, for a moment, that you had been fired, and gives an excuse that you think is weak. You think maybe the real reason you were fired might be because your boss isn’t comfortable working with a deaf person. Suppose for a moment that you have other evidence to support the idea that you might [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )I haven’t written anything about the Doug Bahl situation until now–in good part because I felt too helpless to respond. What could I say that hadn’t already been said, either by other Deaf/deaf bloggers, or in the comments area at places like MishkaZena’s?
I’m still feeling at a loss. I feel angry [...]
This post shares the first in a series of real stories about real Americans with disabilities who have been hurt by court decisions that violate the original intent of the ADA. But, don’t do any thinking when you read it. Because that isn’t a major life activity. The courts have said so, so they must [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )At least two bloggers lately have been in touch with their legislators urging them to co-sponsor the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 3195 for congressional represenatives; S 1881 for senators). If you’ve been looking for sample letters to help you figure out how to write YOUR legislators, then see what one blogger wrote [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Over the next few days, I’m going to step aside and feature some real stories about real Americans with disabilities who have been hurt by court decisions that violate the original intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. I’ll be taking these stories from a longer file of case studies written up [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Three other bloggers have recently blogged on the ADA Restoration Act of 2007:
Help for the ADA is on the Way, Sept 14 ‘07 at Paotie’s Green Couch/Crumbling of Things. About how disability and deaf/hoh community has watched with distress as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 gradually lost its ability to protect the [...]
If you have been monitoring the ADA Restoration blog (which I highly recommend to anyone serious about staying on top of the latest news), then you know that we now have 196 co-sponsors for the House version of the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 3195). They have listed the 8 newest co-sponsors. [...]
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