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Monday, October 21, 2013

Deaf Advocates Suing University of Maryland Have Had Success with Other Institutions

A lawsuit filed in September by the National Association of the Deaf against the University of Maryland for its lack of amenities for deaf fans at sporting events is just one of many such efforts to ensure hearing-impaired sports enthusiasts can enjoy themselves at stadiums.

Association CEO Howard A. Rosenblum said his organization has successfully sued other athletic organizations over the same issue, including the Washington Redskins, Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky.

The association successfully sued the Washington Redskins in 2011. According to lawsuit documents, the Redskins were required to “provide deaf and hard of hearing fans equal access to the aural information broadcast over the stadium bowl public address system at FedEx Field.”

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.

Anonymous said...

That's not funny. 7:54

Anonymous said...

Yes, it is, 9:51.
Pretty sad when any joke becomes offensive to a select few.
Actually spent some time taking courses for SEE (Signing Exact English - never caught on) a few years back. If you think that deaf people are so dispirited that they don't joke about their condition, you are totally wrong.