The Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
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Communication with Police
State and local police and law enforcement agencies are required to take action to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. They are required to provide the accommodations that are necessary to ensure effective communication with you, such as qualified interpreters, CART, or assistive listening devices. They must give primary...
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Courtroom Communication
If you expect to be in a state or local court for any reason, you or your lawyer must contact the court in advance to request the accommodations that are necessary for you to participate in and understand the court proceedings. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires state and local courts to provide qualified interpreters, real-time captioning (also called...
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Hospitals and Doctors
Doctors and hospitals are required under federal law (as well as many state laws) to provide deaf and hard of hearing people with equal access to their services. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodations (which includes doctors’ offices and hospitals) to provide equal access to their programs and services. 42 U.S.C....
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Providing Interpreters
Interpreters, captionists, and many other professionals serve as valuable resources to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing persons gain equally effective communication access to all kinds of programs and services. It is important that such professionals be qualified in order to ensure that the communication is equally effective. A qualified interpreter is defined as...
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10th Annual GOLF for JUSTICE
Enjoy a beautiful day of golf for a good cause! What better way to play 18 holes than to raise money to ensure equal access to justice for deaf and hard of hearing people?
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I am Deaf or Hard of Hearing
If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, MCLD has services that you can take advantage of.
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