Some deafread.com fans are aware by now that I have been doing a lot of blogging about the ADA Restoration Act in the past few months, including how it affects Deaf people (but also people with disabilities generally).
But judging by comments left by some readers, some people aren’t clear on why we need [...]
Here’s a mix of blog posts — the top three are particularly good: On why it isn’t fair to ask disabled Americans to keep waiting for access and employment; a strong response from the National Council on Disability to a recent spate of opposition to the ADA Restoration Act; and a podcast with quotes from [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ever been frustrated that Sidekick does not have all the features you would like to have as a deaf person? (Or as a deaf-blind person, or a person with other disabilities?) Been frustrated that there aren’t more companies with a “data-only” plan? Wish there were more phones out there with the features [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Someone recently left two comments elsewhere on this blog asking for help dealing with an alleged case of discrimination against himself as a hard of hearing student. A school he wanted to attend refused to provide him with an interpreter (I assume sign language interpreter though he doesn’t say).
Can anyone reading this [...]
In addition to writing the occasional blog post of my own about the ADA Restoration Act for the Deaf community, I also keep a running list of blog posts by other authors (both deaf and hearing) from around the web:
http://reunifygally.wordpress.com/on-the-ada-restoration-act-of-2007/
I’ve been doing this partly to help encourage more bloggers to write about the ADA Restoration [...]
Even some courts say that past court interpretations of the American with Disabilities Act are wrong and unfair to deaf people and people with disabilities. But even courts that are sympathetic to deaf and disability rights are saying they cannot judge ADA cases in a fair manner because past court interpretations “tie their hands.” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )A number of organizations such as the US Chamber of Commerce and the Heritage Foundation are actively opposed to the ADA Restoration Act. So are some bloggers, particularly bloggers that represent employers and businesses or lawyers who work for them. But two members of the US House of Representatives wrote a letter to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Where do the U.S. presidential candidates stand on deaf and disability rights, including on the ADA Restoration Act and the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)?
One (deaf) blogger by the screen name Wilbrod the Gnome has done extensive research on precisely this topic. You can find relevant links, and an [...]
People who have been following news related to the ADA Restoration Act will have noticed that the number of co-sponsors in the House keeps on climbing (now at 244, past the majority vote needed), but the number of Senator co-sponsors had remained frozen at two.
No longer! The ADA Restoration blog now reports that a [...]
In this post you will find links to information about what the major presidential candidates say about disability (and deaf) rights issues; more information about the growing opposition against the ADA Restoration Act and people’s responses to it; links to blogs that can help you learn more about the ADA Restoration Act; and an important [...]
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