THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN CT HAS TIME TO INVESTIGATE BANKS, BUT PREFERS TO IGNORE FAMILY COURT ADA VIOLATIONS! SEE CT LAW TRIBUNE ARTICLE!

When Elizabeth A. Richter approached Attorney John Hughes of the U.S. Attorney's Office regarding ADA violations in CT's Family Court system, she was told they had no time or resources to investigate such incidents.  But they seem to have time and resources to investigate banks as Megan Spicer of The CT Law Tribune reports below.  Isn't it somewhat hypocritical  of the U.S. Attorney's Office to expect private businesses to obey ADA law when it ignores ADA violations within its own profession?  See for yourself in the following article:

"The U.S. Attorney's Office and Waterbury-based Webster Bank have reached a settlement in an Americans with Disabilities Act dispute stemming from a complaint by a deaf customer.

The complaint alleged that the bank refused to accept a call from the deaf customer using a video relay service, or VRS. The service allows a hearing-impaired person to communicate via video, using a sign language interpreter. The deaf person uses sign language to communicate with the interpreter via a webcam, phone or tablet. The interpreter then verbally conveys the message over a phone to the other caller..."

Read more: 

http://www.ctlawtribune.com/id=1202743621095/ConnBased-Bank-Settles-Claim-That-It-Discriminated-Against-Deaf-Customers#ixzz3t4RvazJt