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General Articles on Legislation:

• The White House on Implementing Section 508

Articles on Captioning Legislation:

• Consumer Groups Petition FCC to Reconsider Rules for Internet Captioning
• University of KY Settles Suit for Captioning of Football Games
• Churches File for New Closed Caption Exemptions
• FCC Releases Internet Protocol Captioning Rules
• AMC Digital Theatres in California to Become Accessible
• NCRA Takes the Lead in Pursuing Access
• Cinemark and ALDA Announce Greater Movie Theatre Accessibility for Customers who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

Articles on Relay Legislation:

• Alalbama Legislature Passes Bill to Take Money from Relay Fund
• Alabama lawsuit threatened if $30 million taken from phone program for deaf citizens
• Hamilton Relay Selected New Provider of Captioned Telephone Services in Virginia

Articles on current or pending litigation for violation of disability laws:

• Judge Rules Georgia Discriminates Against Deaf, Developmentally Disabled
• Lawsuit Against CNN for Captioned Videos Moves Forward
• Texas Company Fined $164K for Safety Violations
• President Obama Surprises Deaf Student by Signing to Him
• VDDHH, VDBI Consolidation with Other Agencies Defeated
• Update on Loudoun County Proposed Cut to NVRC Services
• Captioned Program on Executive Order 9066, Japanese American Soldiers and Children
• Loudoun County ALERT!
• ACTION ALERT! VDDHH Legislative Update, Va Assn for the Deaf Statement
• DOJ Weighs in on Student Lawsuit for CART Services
• Action Alert
• New Hampshire Bill Addresses Hearing Aid Coverage
• Advocacy: HB 218 Deaf and hard-of-hearing children; special education
• VDDHH Legislative Tracking Report 1/12/2012
• Deaf Man in Annapolis Gets $200K Settlement for Police Brutality
• European Accessiblity Act
• Virginia Budget Hearing in Fairfax on January 6
• US Dept of Justice Settlement w/Illinois State Police re Discrimination for Hearing Loss
• NAD Opposes Stop Piracy Online Act
• US Labor Department Proposes Historic Hiring Goal
• Jailed Deaf Man Sues; Says 25 Days with no ASL Interpreter
• ADA Center News on New ADA Regulations on Effective Communication
• HLAA Response to NYC Police Department Ban on Hearing Aids
• NAD Sues BB&T Bank for Denying Relay Calls
• NAD Files Lawsuit to Make “Family-Friendly” Resort Accessible
• Berkeley-based nonprofit sues CNN.com for not captioning online videos
• Lawsuit against St. Joseph Medical Center
• NAD “Thrilled” with Wells Fargo Settlement
• Class Action Fights for Critical Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoners in Illinois
• Lawsuit says lack of sign language interpreter kept pair from communicating effectively during emergency