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What can I do about the ACLU-Delaware complaint?

Recently on Dec. 20, 2023, ACLU-Delaware filed a complaint accusing DDOE and DSD about D/HH Education.  DAD recently posted an open letter to ACLU if you are curious to learn more about the complaint.  Below are some things that you can do.

  1. Write to ACLU Delaware at https://action.aclu.org/webform/de-contact
  2. Sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-aclu-s-dangerous-lawsuit-from-harming-deaf-children?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_37807293_en-US%3A4&recruiter=1324979222&recruited_by_id=394131f0-a410-11ee-93d0-2d7714b0478e&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&share_bandit_exp=initial-37807293-en-US
  3. Write to CHOICES at https://hearingchoicesdelaware.com/contact-2/
  4. Write to your Delaware Legislatures/Representatives
    1. To find your representatives, use the ‘Who is My Legislator?’ (Brown box) at https://legis.delaware.gov

 

Optional:

  1. Write to Delaware DOE Dale Matusevich at matusevich at doe.k12.de.us
    1. Source: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/page/2409
  2. Write to DSD

 

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Deaf Kansans struggle getting legal help. The state is trying to change that

Robert Cooper signing in an office © Provided by The Wichita Beacon

Takeaways:

  • Deaf and hard of hearing Kansans may not meet with lawyers because of the communication barrier
  • There is a fund to fix this problem, but it isn’t being used enough
  • Not enough lawyers know how to request an interpreter

A deaf Kansas woman going through a divorce signed a separation agreement thinking she would receive $500 a month in alimony. 

But that alimony had never been agreed to.

“By the time (an attorney) reviewed the matter, it was well past the time to file an appeal,” said Leonard Hall, a lawyer at Hall Law Office in Olathe, Kansas. 

The woman had not been provided with an interpreter, so she struggled to talk to attorneys directly. Hall said that’s why she didn’t understand the agreement. 

She is far from alone.

Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing don’t have enough access to legal services, advocates say. Interpreters or communication assistance are often not provided and some attorneys decline initial appointments when a person requests that help, said Robert Cooper, executive director of the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

“It’s not allowed. It’s illegal,” Cooper said through his interpreter. “It’s surprising it happens. (But) it’s reality.” 

Read on at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/deaf-kansans-struggle-getting-legal-help-the-state-is-trying-to-change-that/ar-AA1lnLE2?fbclid=IwAR2rExAbirRLms-mFAVa1PhWb1D-J3OiMxKh5jLWR1AcNBuPERU3htGH6Ds

 

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