The story of Laura Sorensen (see further below) helps to highlight why all of us lose when the courts fail to interpret the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as its authors originally intended–whether we’re Deaf or hearing, have MS or not, or have disabilities or not. The story of her court case [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )I had been feeling a tad guilty about my two-week absence from blogging on the ADA Restoration Act. But it seems I needn’t have worried much because it has been a very quiet two weeks. Then again, what little blog activity there has been is interesting and well worth reading:
Day in Washington Podcast [...]
The Senate recently held a hearing on the ADA Restoration Act. Unfortunately, that hearing has not been made fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people (write letters to the organizers to complain!). For one thing, the broadcast has not been captioned.
But Deaf and hard of hearing people, as well [...]
Have YOU written to YOUR senators to ask them to support the ADA Restoration Act?
If you have been paying attention, then you know by now that the ADA Restoration Act is an important piece of legislation that is meant to repair the damage that courts have done to the Americans with Disabilities Act [...]
Here are the latest blog posts on the ADA Restoration Act. Basically, the campaign to get this passed is heating up. So if you’re Deaf (or disabled), it’s time to start paying attention if you haven’t already.
If you don’t have time to read all of these links, then be sure NOT [...]
I’ve been too busy with other commitments to do more than maybe weekly posts for this blog. But fortunately, other bloggers have been taking up the slack in talking about the ADA Restoration Act of 2007. Here are some fresh, interesting posts for you to browse through.
Tennessee on the Road for [...]
Deaf rights are human rights. Children’s rights are human rights too. But Deaf people of all ages, in all countries, have their rights violated every day. In some countries, deaf people still are not allowed to drive, or marry who they choose, or grow up with sign language. In some countries, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In the past few weeks, I have sent several emails to my congressional represenative and also to my two senators to ask them all to support the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 3195 in the House, S 1881 in the Senate).
One of my senators has responded:
October 2, 2007
Ms. Andrea Shettle
XXXX [Address] XXXX
Dear Ms. Shettle:
[...]
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 [...]
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