The most significant news on the ADA Restoration Act is that there will be a hearing in the House of Representatives to discuss the bill on January 29. Several blog posts from around the web talk about the hearing and encourage voters–meaning, YOU–to write your representatives and encourage them to attend the hearing. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )No, as far as I know, Charlotte Chenoweth is not Deaf. But don’t let that mislead you into assuming that her story has nothing to do with the Deaf community. In her case, she is accusing her employer of denying her “reasonable accommodations” under the Americans with Disabilities Act on the basis of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Support for the ADA Restoration Act is growing–among dogs! (See below for details!) But Deaf humans (and American humans with disabilities in general) are still needed to help advocate for the ADA Restoration Act. Follow the links to the latest posts from the ADA Restoration blog below to learn how you can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ever been frustrated to buy a DVD that claims to be captioned–but isn’t? Ever been frustrated to buy a DVD in the hope that you can enjoy the special features, only to find YET AGAIN that only the main feature is captioned and nothing else? Or that only a few of the special [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Deaf people and people with disabilities in Price Edward Island, Canada, this blog post is for you. This blog post is also for you if you’ve ever been frustrated at how YOUR government (in any country) treats Deaf or disabled people and wanted to do something about it.
Stephen Pate recently brought his blog to [...]
Last month, I wrote about a fun way that Deaf people–and other people–can learn new vocabulary while also giving free rice to hungry people.
I have now also written about the FreeRice vocabulary game at my other blog. That post is partly fun but it also talks more about general poverty issues and why the [...]
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