Lawsuit Filed About VRS Calls
January 15, 2015, New York, New York –Mr. Larry Whitt of New York, New York filed a federal court complaint last Thursday against Prosper Funding, LLC, and Prosper Marketplace, Inc. (collectively “Prosper”), for refusing to accept calls placed through a Video Relay Service (VRS). Mr. Whitt called Prosper to clarify instructions about opening an account. When Prosper learned that Mr.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - January 15, 2015 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Oregon Town Hall Forum on Jan. 17th!
Do you live near Portland, Oregon? The NAD, Registry of Interpreters, Inc (RID), Oregon RID, and the Oregon Association of the Deaf (OAD) invite you to attend the town hall forum at 7pm on Saturday, January 17th in Portland, Oregon! Please join and bring your issues to us! This forum is sponsored by the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Portland State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Portland State University, and Portland State University. (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - January 8, 2015 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Happy 2015!
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - January 6, 2015 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Our Work Is Not Done
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For this last #givingtuesday post, this video shows different community members sharing what’s left to do. As you can see, our work is not done. Take two minutes to donate today (or anytime before Dec. 31, 2014) and your donation can be tax deductible! Every $1 counts.
Transcript can be found here.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 29, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Meet the NAD Board
Meet the volunteers who serve on the NAD Board of Directors! Enjoy this brief teaser with all the individual Board members. Full length videos for the individual Board member is available online! (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 23, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
View Our Annual Report!
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We know you can't remember every single thing we've done in 2013-2014 but now, you can read our summary in the Annual Report! Watch NAD CEO Howard A. Rosenblum as he explains the Annual Report and how your donations can help 2015 be an even better year for us all! Look at the NAD's report. (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 16, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
December 2014 #NADHandwave
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) introduces Melissa Yingst-Huber as this month’s #NADhandwave recipient! You may know her as a school counselor at the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD), a news anchor for Deaf and Hearing Network, or even as the Vice-President of the Phoenix Deaf Women Organization. She embodies the NAD spirit in every ‘hat’ she’s got on.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 15, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
NAD Shares Insight Behind Closed and Open Captions
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) takes a moment to explain the purpose of the Joint Recommendation and the Comment that was filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 1, 2014. Both filings were very important for the deaf and hard of hearing community. With such action, we know that there's work left to be done -- with your support, we can continue the fight for equality for access in Movie Theaters! www.nad.org/donate.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 9, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
2015 Youth Leadership Camp Applications Online!
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce that the NAD Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) will be from June 23 through July 20, 2015 at Camp Taloali, which features 111 acres of forested land located in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. This is a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed, with all fun activities in the midst of trees and in sight of the mountains. Don't wait! Camper and staff applications are now online.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 8, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Youth Leadership Camp 2015
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 5, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Donate to Support Equality for Our Future
What do you want to be when you grow up? As different kids share their career goals, we know our work is not done. Donate today at www.nad.org/donate. (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 2, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
NAD Comments on Movie Theater Captioning
On December 1, 2014, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed, on behalf of several deaf and hard of hearing consumer groups, a Comment responding to the Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on movie theater captioning. This Comment seeks that movie theaters provide both closed captioning which the DOJ proposes as well as open captioning.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 1, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
NAD Files Suit Against MD Venues
December 1, 2014; Baltimore, MD – Today, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP filed a lawsuit in a Baltimore federal court against Key Brand Theatrical Group, Inc., The Hippodrome Foundation, and the Maryland Stadium Authority. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Baltimore resident Jessica Gill, alleges that the defendants are refusing to provide captioning for theatrical performances at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, in violation of federal disability law.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 1, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Donate to the NAD!
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 1, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
Meet the Fall 2014 Interns!
Morgan Arons, a Clinic I student attorney, was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. She went to the University of Delaware, where she studied Political Science with a Public Law focus and minor in Legal Studies. She is currently in her final year of law school at the University of Maryland, where she is heavily involved in the Women’s Bar Association as student chapter president.
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Source: National Association of the Deaf - December 1, 2014 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: news
