Third Group of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attorneys to be Sworn into United States Supreme Court Bar
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, ten members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) will be sworn in and admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. All members are deaf or hard of hearing attorneys. The participants are:
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Azeema Akram, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago, Illinois
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Kristy L. Avino, Attorney, McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jeremy Bolton, Solo Practitioner, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Jessica Kennedy, Legal Director, Communication Service for the Deaf, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Jana Miller, Attorney, Ashland, Kentucky
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Caitlin Parton, Attorney, Disability Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Peter Pentony, Attorney, WilliamsFord, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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Robert Reilman, Solo Practitioner, Kalmazoo, Michigan
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Michael Sabella, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, New York
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Anna Maria Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, Communication Service for the Deaf, Austin, Texas
Read the rest of the story at http://www.deafbar.org/2019/12/03/third-group-of-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-attorneys-to-be-sworn-into-united-states-supreme-court-bar -or- https://thedeafreport.com/home/2019/12/4/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-bar-association-announces-participation-in-group-swearing-in-ceremony.
Google Disability Support now includes American Sign Language
There are 466 million people in the world who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, and products like Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier help them communicate and interact with others. If people with disabilities need specialized technical support for Google’s products and services, they can go to Google Disability Support, and starting today, there will be American Sign Language (ASL) specialists to help people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing through video chat, with help from Connect Direct through TELUS international.
Read on at https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/accessibility/google-disability-support-now-includes-american-sign-language/?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=og or call them at (512) 777-0499 (VP).