NAD News
This lists all Latest News items from the NAD and its affiliates. It also includes news items from outside groups on topics that are in line with the mission of the NAD. Media queries: please use our Contact form.
NAD Supports MiCASSA
The National Association of the Deaf re-announced its support of legislation to remove the nation's institutional bias in Medicaid funded long term care services.
Disability supporters are urging the Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Democrat Max Baucus (D-MT) to hold hearings on removing the institutional bias in Medicaid, the nation's major funder of long-term care services and supports.
NAD Issues Alert on Scam Operations
This is a notice from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) that individuals should be alert to those who operate scams through the Internet, TTY, telephone, mail and email, particularly those from overseas.
NAD announces $175,000 settlement with New Jersey jail
The National Association of the Deaf and the law office of Clara R. Smit reached an agreement with Mercer County, New Jersey to pay $175,000 to Ronald Chisolm, a deaf man who was incarcerated in their detention center for five days and appeared before the county court without an interpreter in 1994. This concluded a nine-year-old nightmare for Chisolm. In addition Mercer County agreed to enter into an agreement to provide injunctive relief for all future deaf inmates incarcerated in their facility.
Notice of Proposed Settlement in DC Case Against AMC and Loews Theaters
On January 11, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval to settle a case brought by deaf and hard of hearing people living in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area (identified as Class Members) against AMC and Loews theaters.
The lawsuit alleged that AMC and Loews violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide captioning for movies shown at AMC and Loews theaters.
Coalition for Movie Captioning Points to Gaps in Proposed Settlement
The Coalition for Movie Captioning (CMC) announced February 26, 2004 that it has filed comments and opposition to a proposed settlement agreement in a class action case by deaf and hard of hearing individuals against AMC and Loews theaters in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. "We support the proposed settlement's effort to provide captioning of first-run movies in AMC/Loews theaters," said CMC Chair Cheryl Heppner, "however, we have some serious concerns about several key details in the proposed settlement."
NAD Decries Pryor Appointment
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) decried President Bush's "recess appointment" of Alabama Attorney General William Pryor as a U.S. appeals court judge last Friday.
"The appointment of Pryor to the Court is a slap in the face of over 28 million deaf and hard of hearing people. President Bush is sending a strong message to America that he fully intends to dismantle, piece by piece, the Americans with Disabilities Act," stated Kelby N. Brick, NAD Associate Director of Law and Advocacy.
ASLTA to Achieve Independent Status
Effective January 1, 2004, the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) became a separately functioning and independent organization. Up to this date, ASLTA was a professional organization within the NAD.
NAD Applauds NCD Opposition To Captioning Censorship
The NAD applauds National Council on Disabilities (NCD) Chair Lex Frieden for taking decisive action to urge Department of Education Secretary Roderick Page to reverse censorship of captioned television programs.
On October 2, 2003, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) urged President Bush to overturn a recent decision by the Department to declare almost 200 television shows inappropriate for captioning, effective October 1, 2003.
National NAD Junior NAD Conference – A Success!
The National Junior National Association of the Deaf (Junior NAD) Conference was held November 4-9, 2003 on the Gallaudet University Campus in Washington, DC. The Junior NAD is a youth program of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). Eighteen schools sent delegates to this conference hosted by the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. The theme of the conference was "Knowledge is Power, Know Yourself First."
NAD Releases Position Statement on Mental Health Services for People Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NAD President Andrew J. Lange announced that the National Association of the Deaf has released a new position statement on Mental Health Services for People Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. "This is a critical issue and the NAD is committed to improving mental health care service delivery systems for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The Board is grateful to all those who worked hard to develop this statement, particularly Randall R. Myers, Ph.D., LCSW-C, chair of the NAD Mental Health Committee," stated Lange.
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