General Articles on Legislation:
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