To see the video clip of the cop smashing Deaf driver’s face into the rear windshield, Video On Demand: Latest News Video | WFAA.com It began with a routine traffic stop due to excessive speeding over one year ago. The Deaf driver, Christopher Ferrell, attempted to retrieve his wallet to show the identification card regarding his [...]
Live blog: Daphne Wright’s apperance before state Supreme Court | argusleader.com | Argus Leader It’s in progress now. Hat Tip to the former Argus reporter, Chuck Baldwin, who covered her first trial. Update: 8:37 The South Dakota Supreme Court will convene at the University of South Dakota Law School at about 9 a.m. this morning to [...]
In 2006, Wright was tried for killing Darlene VanderGiesen and using a chainsaw to dismember her body and was convicted. She received the life sentence, escaping the death penalty sentence.. Wright is bringing up many issues, including the court’s refusal to approve her request for a Deaf certified interpreter (CDI). Daphne Wright’s appeal goes before the [...]
Ask not what your Deaf Community can do for you; Ask what you can do for your Deaf Community. 1979-1984 Filed and won a Department of Justice complaint against D.C. Traffic Court for their refusal to provide interpreters for Deaf defendants in the Traffic Court. A major victory in the pre ADA days. Advocated [...]
“A deaf Edmonton woman is claiming discrimination after running out of court in tears yesterday when a judge refused to vary an order making her pay $150 in costs. Kimberly Wood is upset because she claims the court costs were the result of her not being able to provide her own sign language interpreter for [...]
A Hudson County jury’s $400,000 verdict for a deaf patient whose doctor refused her an interpreter may be a wake-up call for all professionals — including lawyers — that they risk liability for disability discrimination. This is a big victory. Worse, malpractice liability insurance does not usually cover such liability, says plaintiff’s attorney Clara Smit. [...]
As of few hours ago over 400 votes have been cast. The results were: 38% YES 58% NO 2% NO OPINION Of course when I first heard this, my first response was pfffttthhh. I went to Washington Post poll center and voted YES. I was disappointed to find the comment section closed as I couldn’t leave my 2 [...]
Now that I’ve gotten your attention away from the intense discussions about Deafhood…. This is the time we should all put aside our differences and unite, working on behalf of the rights of our Deaf Americans and children. This past June 17, the Department of Justice announced they wanted to change some of the details of [...]
As many people know, Bahl was savagely beaten during a routine traffic stop. Apparently the cop mistook Bahl’s moving the cop’s hand away from his wrist a sign of resistance when actually the pressure on the hand was giving Bahl extreme pain due to his medical problems. Bahl wrote on a pad of paper explaining the [...]
Eugenic Victory for UK Deaf Parents A Possibility Under the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, using embryo-screening deliberately to create a child with a serious medical condition – which officials had said includes being deaf – would be illegal Now, however, the Department of Health has agreed to cut from the Bill any reference [...]
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