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NYPD ends ban on officers with hearing aids

NYPD settles lawsuit On the eve of trial, the New York Police Department settled a four-year-old lawsuit challenging its blanket prohibition on allowing deaf and hard of hearing officers to operate in...

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Lawsuit: MI prison system discriminates against the deaf and hard of hearing

MI Prisons Facing Discrimination Lawsuit A new class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court March 31, accuses the state of Michigan of systematically violating multiple federal laws in its treatment of...

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You can now buy Princess Ariel decorations for your hearing device

Stickers to Decorate Hearing Devices Most people have felt the fear of being ‘different’ at some point in their life. As adults, we learn that differences are often the parts of our lives or...

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FCC moves forward on cell phone accessibility rules

Cell phone accessibility The Federal Communications Commission released new rules, and proposed others, November 19, aimed at making cell phones more accessible to people who are deaf or hard of...

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Getting creative to increase diversity of childrens’ toys

Recently, we have seen a growing number of childrens’ toy companies working to create toys that actually reflect the children using them. Toys available for purchase now include dolls of African, South...

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Advocates demand improved accommodations for inmates with disabilities

The Amplifying Voices of Inmates with Disabilities (AVID) Prison Project released an extensive new interactive report June 22, calling on state prisons to undertake a series of reforms to bring the...

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