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...
View ArticleLawsuit: 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...
View ArticleYou 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...
View ArticleFCC 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...
View ArticleGetting 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...
View ArticleAdvocates 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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