DEI Services Providing interpreters and information to the deaf community since 1993.

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It Is The Law !

Sign language interpreters provide accessibility for Americans who are Deaf. Foreign language interpreters interpret for those who have not yet learned English. While learning English is a choice which would eliminate the need for an interpreter for foreign speaking individuals, Deaf individuals do not enjoy such options. Sign language interpreters are a vital and major part of most Deaf individuals' lives.

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is a 1990 federal law that forbids discrimination against people who are disabled. Accessibility for a person in a wheel chair is widened doorways, lowered water fountains, and ramps. For a deaf person, accessibility is defined as effective communication.

A public accommodation cannot discriminate against persons with disabilities. A deaf person is entitled to the same quality of service that he/she would enjoy if he/she could hear.

Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a public accommodation is defined as a facility, operated by a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall into one of many categories such as: hospitals, doctor's offices, lawyers, schools, restaurants, bars, hotels, theaters, exhibition halls, pharmacies, shoe repair shops and most places that provide services to the public.

Title I of the ADA deals with providing interpreters in the area of employment, while Title II deals with providing interpreters for state and local government agencies, programs, services and activities.

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