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Showing posts with label MEGAN SPICER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MEGAN SPICER. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2016

CT LAW TRIBUNE REPORTS THE STATE OF CT IS SHORTCHANGING SPECIAL ED STUDENTS!

MEGAN SPICER OF THE CT LAW TRIBUNE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:

"Connecticut's disability rights agency says the state is cutting off school a year too soon for some special education students.

The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities filed a federal class action July 15 against the state board of education, alleging that it is treating disabled students differently from their peers by terminating education services at age 21.

General education students can obtain their high school diplomas via adult classes at any age. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Act requires that schools provide the same opportunities to special education students at least until their 22nd birthday, the suit contends..."


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Monday, March 28, 2016

NATIONAL DV ADVOCATES SUPPORT CT DV VICTIM!

Megan Spicer of the CT Law Tribune reports as follows:


"Advocates from across the country are rallying behind a Bridgeport mother and domestic violence victim who is on trial for killing the man who allegedly abused her during their relationship..."

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http://www.ctlawtribune.com/id=1202753469767/National-Groups-Say-Prosecution-of-Conn-Domestic-Violence-Victim-Highlights-Flaws-in-State-Law#ixzz44EvgvT3V

More on the criminalization of African-American women who are victims of domestic violence and fight back:

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31178-black-domestic-violence-survivors-are-criminalized-from-all-directions

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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..."

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