Browsing All posts tagged under »Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990«

Deaf In Prison: Being Deaf In A Society of Captives

June 13, 2012 by

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by BitcoDavid* of DeafInPrison.com In addition to what we have discussed in the first three parts in this series, other inmates often take advantage of the Deaf, for all the obvious reasons. They can’t complain to anyone. Generally, in prison, any weakness is quickly and mercilessly exploited. What could possibly be more desirable amongst the […]

Deaf In Prison: Prison Life and the Americans With Disabilities Act

June 11, 2012 by

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by BitcoDavid* of DeafInPrison.com There are two major problems with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Primarily, it is technically obsolete. The act predates the Internet, so it doesn’t provide for such essential services as videophone interpreting. Most Deaf can’t use TTY phones, because they involve typing, which brings us back to the initial communication problems of […]

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