Please welcome our new DHHBA Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019 for a term of two years pursuant to the DHHBA bylaws. The outgoing
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Legislation Introduced to Require DC Movie Theaters to Show Movies with Open Captions
District of Columbia Councilmember Charles Allen, along with three co-sponsors, recently introduced the Open Movie Captioning Requirement Act of 2018 to the Council of the
Is Your Website ADA Compliant?
This last year alone, federal courts in Florida, California, and New York have ruled that employers that provide public accommodations, including Winn-Dixie, Five Guys, and
A Brief History of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attorneys
If you are visiting our website, then you probably have an interest in deaf and hard of hearing lawyers. Perhaps you are deaf or hard
Movie Theater Captioning, Part 4 of 4: We’re Not Done Yet
Open captioning is great. The captions are right there on the screen. We don’t need to self-identify and pick up a viewing device. The theaters
Movie Theater Captioning, Part 3 of 4: A National Requirement
The U.S. Department of Justice, which is empowered to enact regulations implementing the ADA, had shown a mild interest in movie captioning as early as
Movie Theater Captioning, Part 2 of 4: The Tide Turns
While courts were struggling with the concept of movie captioning, technical developments were moving in the right direction. Although under no legal obligation to do
Movie Theater Captioning, Part 1 of 4: A Wonderful Statute and an Unexpected Problem
Going to the movies remains America’s favorite night out, but ever since the movies added sound to the moving picture, millions of us with hearing
New Class of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attorneys to be Sworn into United States Supreme Court Bar
On Wednesday January 17, 2018, eleven members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) will be sworn in and admitted to the
Panel Discussion on Employing Individuals with Disabilities in Your Workplace
DHHBA President Anat Maytal organized at her law firm, Baker & Hostetler LLP, a panel discussion to be held at the New York Yankees Steakhouse in NYC