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The Deaf community enjoys watching TV and movies, and these require captions. It took a law being passed before the TV production companies added captions to their shows and movies.
When the telephone was invented, texting communication was not yet in existance. The Teletypewriter for the Deaf was a device that became the first texting phone. For Deaf individuals, texting is an essential way to communicate. The TTY opened the opportunity for Deaf people to communicate with others at a distance for the very first time.
-When a Deaf person needs to speak with a professional in the community who doesn't sign, interpreters are used to communicate. Interpreters are not cheap and need to be paid.
- Some people in the hearing community think its unfair to demand that the Deaf person pay for their own interpreter everywhere there is no sign language available.
- This is why the ADA Law had to include provisions for Deaf people.
ADA Stands for "Americans with Disabilities Act"
Even though Deaf people do not view themselves as disabled, they still need accommodations.
The Deaf Community needs rights to EQUAL ACCESS!
ADA Title I prohibits employers, employment agencies, labor unions, and joint labor-management committees from discriminating against people in the Deaf community.
Under ADA Law, complaints must be filed with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). People may file a lawsuit in court after they receive a “right-to-sue” letter from the EEOC.
- This requires businesses that are open to the public to ensure that people in the Deaf community have equal access to all that they offer.
- It covers both profit and non-profit organizations.
- ADA Title III applies to all businesses, regardless of size.
Telecommunications
Relay Services
This mandates a nationwide system of telecommunications relay services to make the telephone network is accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments.