NAD News
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USOC-Deaflympics DHHA-CCPO letter
Independent Commission of the United States Olympic Committee
c/o Richard Cass
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1420
Dear Commission Members:
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance; a Coalition of Consumers and Professional Organizations (DHHA) respectfully requests the Commission to include financial parity for elite deaf and hard of hearing athletes in the Deaflympic Games when it considers recommendations on the organization and structure of the United States Olympic Committee.
NAD Responds To Barden Case
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sent a letter along with other disability organizations to Mr. Theodore Olson, U.S. Solicitor General and Mr. Paul Clement, Principal Deputy Solicitor General in response to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Barden et al. v. City of Sacramento, et. al.The United States Supreme Court requested the opinion of the Solicitor General in the Barden case.
USOC - Deaflympics letter
Independent Commission of the United States Olympic Committee
c/o Richard Cass
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1420
Dear Commission Members:
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network (DHHCAN) respectfully request the Commission to include financial parity for elite deaf and hard of hearing athletes in the Deaflympic Games when it considers recommendations on the organization and structure of the United States Olympic Committee.
NAD Grades the IDEA Bill
The Committee on Education and the Workforce, U. S. House of Representatives, is scheduled to mark up (review and likely approve) a bill to amend and extend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on Wednesday, April 9. The NAD has reviewed the bill as approved by a subcommittee on April 2. Because the IDEA is so important, the NAD is concerned that adhering to such a very fast timeline will greatly limit the ability of deaf and hard of hearing individuals, professionals, and parents to participate in this important legislative process.
NAD Youth Leadership Camp Moves to New Site for 2003
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced a new location for the Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) for the 2003 session, July 22-August 12. Formerly held in Stayton, Oregon at Camp Taloali, this summer's program will be held at Camp Lakodia in South Dakota.
The NAD Argues in Landmark ADA and Internet Case
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief with other disability rights advocacy groups in a landmark case brought by Access Now, Inc., and individuals who are visually impaired, against Southwest Airlines. The case focuses on access to information and services provided through the Internet.
The NAD Argues In Section 504 Case
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief with 17 other disability rights advocacy groups, arguing that victims of disability discriminations by states should be entitled to fully exercise their rights and remedies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, including recovering monetary damages.
Sutton Nomination
I entered the room for the Jeffrey Sutton hearing in our Nation’s Capitol on Wednesday morning, January 29, 2003 with skepticism and left with a renewed sense of our Nation’s government and my individual rights as a person with a “disability.”
Coalition for Movie Captioning
1997 Meeting with Industry Representatives
In 1996, the Movie Access Coalition, a predecessor of the Coalition for Movie Captioning, developed a White Paper on the need for vastly increased captioning of first-run movies in theaters.
The White Paper included a proposed schedule to make all movies available with captions within three years.
"Attack of the Clones" Leave 1 in 10 Clueless
The members of the Coalition for Movie Captioning (CMC) today expressed dismay over the failure of the motion picture industry to make the two biggest blockbusters of 2002 accessible to one in ten moviegoers - those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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