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Articles on Captioning Legislation:
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:
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
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