Nesmuth
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Happy Labor Day!
You all set a very fine example for other Deaf people to follow. You are
role models in the Deaf community.
America needs more Deaf workers. America can acquire more Deaf
workers by being more vigilant in their enforcement of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) which was signed in 1990. Once the Deaf
community sees that ADA is being vigorously enforced, they will feel
more secure and confident and become workers.
The past 4 years, the entire disability community has seen their
employers find ways to get around ADA. We're also seeing federal judges
become increasingly restrictive in dealing with ADA lawsuits. We're even
seeing one of our supposedly trusty guardians, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC), behave amnesic when we try to explain
our cases to them. The same thing goes on for employers who hire vicious
lawyers to defend themselves against ADA lawsuits by twisting the facts
around and manipulating the law itself beyond recognizance. Finally
there is no safety net for disability plaintiffs who lose their ADA
cases. When they lose, they lose a lot more than just their cases. Theyre
losing cars, homes, credit rating...EVERYTHING... for just trying to enforce
ADA. Scary, isnt it?
Basically, the long road to fairness at the workplace remains unpaved
and peppered with hazards. Each victory on our behalf amounts to a tiny
slice of this road being paved. Then there's the possibility of our
victories being nullified or overturned in furture cases. We will step
back a little however getting this strip back will be easier in the future
because it has paved. This the case with the closed captioning issue.
Deaf workers all share a common victory which is being role models
for the Deaf community. They are also our pioneers. We must support
our Deaf workers and Deaf pioneers REGARDLESS of their economic
status. They all reinforce the statement "Deaf People Can Do Anything
Except Hear" made by I. King Jordan, Deaf President of Gallaudet
University. Deaf workers and pioneers all set examples for us to follow.
To the Deaf workers of America, this is your day and THANK YOU!
Richard Roehm
You all set a very fine example for other Deaf people to follow. You are
role models in the Deaf community.
America needs more Deaf workers. America can acquire more Deaf
workers by being more vigilant in their enforcement of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) which was signed in 1990. Once the Deaf
community sees that ADA is being vigorously enforced, they will feel
more secure and confident and become workers.
The past 4 years, the entire disability community has seen their
employers find ways to get around ADA. We're also seeing federal judges
become increasingly restrictive in dealing with ADA lawsuits. We're even
seeing one of our supposedly trusty guardians, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC), behave amnesic when we try to explain
our cases to them. The same thing goes on for employers who hire vicious
lawyers to defend themselves against ADA lawsuits by twisting the facts
around and manipulating the law itself beyond recognizance. Finally
there is no safety net for disability plaintiffs who lose their ADA
cases. When they lose, they lose a lot more than just their cases. Theyre
losing cars, homes, credit rating...EVERYTHING... for just trying to enforce
ADA. Scary, isnt it?
Basically, the long road to fairness at the workplace remains unpaved
and peppered with hazards. Each victory on our behalf amounts to a tiny
slice of this road being paved. Then there's the possibility of our
victories being nullified or overturned in furture cases. We will step
back a little however getting this strip back will be easier in the future
because it has paved. This the case with the closed captioning issue.
Deaf workers all share a common victory which is being role models
for the Deaf community. They are also our pioneers. We must support
our Deaf workers and Deaf pioneers REGARDLESS of their economic
status. They all reinforce the statement "Deaf People Can Do Anything
Except Hear" made by I. King Jordan, Deaf President of Gallaudet
University. Deaf workers and pioneers all set examples for us to follow.
To the Deaf workers of America, this is your day and THANK YOU!
Richard Roehm