Court Orders Medical School To Admit Deaf Student

Yakima,  Washington -- The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington this afternoon issued a preliminary injunction ordering Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (“PNWU”) to ensure Zachary Featherstone begins his medical education on August 4, 2014. Featherstone, a deaf individual seeking to become a doctor, filed suit last month, alleging that PNWU discriminated on the basis of his disability in violation of 
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - July 23, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news