We wanted to let you all know a group of RIT students is working on an independent study project that focuses on Deaf Defendant/Prisoner Rights at the county jail and local prisons. This project is being led by Attorney-Professors Michael Stein & Jennifer Gravitz. The group will focus on finding and documenting info on
Here’s the link to the PDF of this second inmate letter, courtesy of HEARD. HEARD Montana Inmate Letter Related Stories Montana State Prison: Female Guards Fired for Sexual Misconduct
This is one of four Inmate Letters I received from HEARD, in my inbox last night. I will be posting them today, as I get them converted and redacted. We need to redact all inmate letters to protect the safety of these brave individuals who speak out against an unfair and unjust system. Although I
The law firm Fox & Robertson has published information on the Ulibarri v. City and County of Denver. This class action lawsuit challenges accommodations for deaf and diabetic inmates in the custody of the Denver Police Department and the Denver County Jail. http://www.foxrob.com/current-cases/ulibarri-v-city-and-county-of-denver/ On the website are documents which may be of interest to other
My wife found this for me. It’s a great read. Although I have no idea who to cite for accreditation, it is presented here, unedited and unaltered. *** Dr. Frank Mayfield was touring Tewksbury Institute when, on his way out, he accidentally collided with an elderly floor maid. To cover the awkward moment Dr. Mayfield
Sometime ago, a Deaf friend asked me to interpret the 10:00 News. Captioning doesn’t always work with live TV feeds from on scene reporters, so I was glad to comply. “All of it,” she said. “Sure.” First, was a statement that the President said the country was on an even keel. Things were improving. This
This subject is a tough one for a former rock-and-roll soundman to grapple with, but apparently the Hard of Hearing suffer intolerably in loud noise environments. Well, there goes the concert career. Anyway, a few days ago we posted an article that was originally published in the New York Times, regarding this issue. Here’s the
This is an article published in the New York Times. It states that children with disabilities are more likely to be suspended from school, than are non-disabled students. But, they didn’t need a study to prove this. They just needed to read DeafInPrison.com. We’re well familiar with both the school to prison pipeline, and the
Image courtesy of Lipreading Mom Another example where a video interpreting service would work effectively. It’s free, widely available on both the Internet and through a closed circuit television system. This would eliminate the expense to G.S.A., and serve the needs of the Deaf members. I recently did an interview on DeafInPrison.com with a young
More Noise, More Hearing Loss – NYTimes.com. An interesting article on hearing loss and noise pollution.
