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NAD Advocates for Accessible Air Travel
November 11, 2008
Have you ever missed a flight because there was a gate change and no visual information was provided? Have you sat at a gate for hours wondering why your plane hasn’t boarded yet, because the only announcements made were over the loudspeaker? Have you landed in an unexpected location because your flight was diverted, and the announcement made was not accessible? Many deaf consumers have experienced these problems.
Victory! NAD Makes Touchdown in Groundbreaking Redskins Case
November 11, 2008
In an opinion issued on September 30, 2008, a federal district court in Maryland held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the Washington Redskins “to provide deaf and hard of hearing fans equal access to the aural information broadcast over the stadium bowl public address system at FedExField, which includes music with lyrics, play information, advertisements, referee calls, safety/emergency information, and other announcements.”
Read more on their website: http://www.nad.org/GroundbreakingRedskinsCase