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when I say I'm deaf, people stop talking to me

I lipread but would like to learn ASL if I can

that would make me look _. ......................................................please fill in blank, alldeafers

I don't think my area knows what pound sand means. I might get served half lunch if I served them a f$#^* You middle finger.

Heres how I think this would look like. After reading ADA, I would ask for an interpreter. Manager would ask, "why?". I would say to make notes on what you said during announcements. it a 5-10 minute announcement. like, 'we're going on a field trip tomorrow and there will no lunch at the center...

thats a new one for me. let me look that up: ----------------------- Go Pound Sand Meaning. Definition: Go away; do something pointless; screw off. The idiom go pound sand is an expression of contempt that often means, “Go away.” It also refers to a pointless activity. The idiom originated in...

ummm. police. I don't think they care for verbal arguments . it was a disrespectful mistreatment. possibly discrimination. being pointed out, targeted compared to others.

maybe I can figure out my legal options soon. don't need to be that hard

Where can I find information regarding to staff mistreating my interpreter? my interpreter left the building cause she was uncomfortable being where she was mistreated by a staff. What do you guys do if that happened to you? how do you solve that?

you said, "They certainly would have to have booked an interpreter to make sure I’m included in such an event" this is getting very interesting! "certainly would have to" you mean they are required to hire a interpretor for such event like that? Let me ask you this. everyday, while we eat at...

I might write it or might not bother at all. I don't need to do all that. the older I get, the more I say no thanks. high blood pressure and stage fright is totally unnecessary. I might say kiss my a** than having a preventable stroke. I see others not liking to speak. the thing is that the...

senior center is a place where 60 or older goes to eat lunch provided by a county/state. they also provide trips, classes, and other things like games , quilting and art. each month they celebrate birthdays to those with birthdays of that month. they do some nice things like serve you lunch...

does it matter if disability would be a hindrance under ADA laws? whats the point in having ADA?

I think there are some lawyers that could make them do something

What do you think about phonak even though you may not have tried it? I wear the early version of Phonak nadia up. 5-8 years now, I think. the watertight seals in battery compartment is a joke. the gasket turned gel like thick cream. epic failure of all time. What was phonak thinking? I had...

yeah, those sneaky loopholes, trumpstyle

"this law" sounds valid to me.

it would piss bosses off more when they get sued. I wonder if the governments are lax regarding to solving these problems

Does it matter if the job requires phone duties if you're able to use the relay system? wouldn't it be against the law if you asked that question?

Like a senior center hiring an interpreter for me as a deaf person during events. I would think the fees would be different for the state or county.