The Tennessean: Deaf prisoners in TN lacked interpreters, videophones in violation of ADA, judge rules

Deaf prisoners in TN lacked interpreters, videophones in violation of ADA, judge rules Evan Mealins July 11, 2024 View the full article here: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/07/11/judge-tennessee-prisons-violated-ada-deaf-prisoners-interpreters/74369606007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2bD041ebaW5vFiHzy9sDfAtxSiwS2JAMZxcv6CCAe0D1jE3olh5D3BALo_aem_iXnbBjeqsUDN7_IsisjRAA A federal judge this week ruled that Tennessee prisons violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and…

Federal Judge Finds Tennessee Department of Correction in Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters and Videophones to d/Deaf Prisoners

Contact: Al Elia, Disability Law United, aelia@dlunited.org, 303-757-7901 July 11, 2024—Nashville, Tennessee—Earlier this week, a federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee granted partial summary judgment to multiple plaintiffs finding that the Tennessee Department of Correction violated federal law,…

DLU Secures Regulatory Revisions to Help Ensure Public Entities Make Electronic Information Accessible to People with Disabilities

In 2023, the Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding proposed regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act covering electronic information of public entities on websites and mobile applications. Disability Law United (formerly…

Disability Law United Files Complaint: CBP One App Blocks People with Disabilities From Seeking Asylum

On March 25, 2024, the Civil Rights Education and EnforcementCenter and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) on the Customs and Border Protection…

Disability Law United Files Petition with U.S. Department of Transportation on Behalf of All Blind People in the U.S.

On January 29, Disability Law United filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of a class of all blind people in the U.S. represented by the National Federation of the Blind and three individual blind…