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Deaf Child is Third to Sue Maryland Hospital for Discrimination

Thu, 01 May 1997

Latia Falls, an eight-year-old deaf child, and her mother Toschia Falls, filed a lawsuit against Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other civil rights laws on Thursday, May 8, 1997, in federal district court, alleging that the hospital discriminated against Latia on the basis of her deafness by refusing to provide sign language interpreter services to enable her to understand what was happening to her during her five-day stay at the hospital.

NAD Reacts to the FCC Report and Order on Captioning

Tue, 22 Apr 1997

On August 22, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its final rules for the captioning of video programming, as required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (FCC 97-279). The Commission's assigned task to draft the final rules was not an easy one. The NAD wishes to thank the many staff members whose extensive efforts and long hours on the final rules are much appreciated.

Deaf Student Wins Important ADA Lawsuit

Tue, 12 Nov 1996

On October 23, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans affirmed a jury verdict that the Louisiana Board of Trustees for Colleges and Universities and administrators at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) discriminated against Nadelle Grantham when they expelled her from the SLU lower elementary education degree program because she is deaf. The appeals court also affirmed the jury's $181,000 damage award to Ms. Grantham in "the first jury trial in history under the [Americans with Disabilities Act]."

Deaf Child's Bill of Rights Becomes Law in Colorado

Wed, 01 May 1996

Colorado Governor Romer signed the Deaf Child's Bill of Rights (DCBR) into law on Monday, March 18, 1996. The bill's chief provisions are: 1. educational options for all Deaf and hard of hearing children will continue to be available, 2. deaf children will be protected for their language development need, and 3. the school of choice rights for parents will be protected.

Synopsis of the Bill

NAD Legal Defense Fund Wins Important ADA Decision

Mon, 01 May 1995

On May 18, 1995, a federal jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, found that Nadelle Grantham, a college student, was discriminated against when she was denied continued enrollment in the lower elementary education program at Southeastern Louisiana University because she was a deaf person. The jury awarded Ms. Grantham substantial damages to compensate her for the discrimination that she suffered.