Category Archives: Rocky Mountain DeafTimes
Lawsuit against Adams County sheriff over alleged ADA violations gains three …
Denver Post By Monte Whaley BRIGHTON — Three more plaintiffs — including a deaf man — have joined a lawsuit filed in US District Court against Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr over alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Michaelee Owen, … Click Here…
GPS helping substance abuser find his way to sobriety
Denver Post “I’m here for a drinking problem, not to socialize with the wrong friends,” said Ness, speaking through an American Sign Language translator at Arapahoe’s Thornton clinic. Arapahoe House, one of the largest detox and treatment centers in the West, … Click here to see more..
Deaf couple sue Adams County sheriff over lack of accommodations
Denver Post Both communicate by American Sign Language, as Siaki does not speak, read or write English. He also does not read lips. Moore has a limited ability to speak, read and write in English and can occasionally read lips, the suit said. .. See More
Rocky Mountain Deaf School set to grow in Golden
Denver Post By Karen Groves The Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Golden has been waiting for a place to call home for 10 years. With a $13 million Building Excellent Schools Today grant from the Colorado Department of Education, parents, teachers and students are …
Utah deaf and blind schools impose furloughs to recover losses
Published: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:59 p.m. MDT By Molly Farmer, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Last year’s miscommunications are now taking a toll on the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, which is trying to recoup funds late in the school year by furloughing three days between now and the end of [...]
SIDE STREETS: Deaf neighbors oblivious to barking dogs
The Gazzette (Colorado Springs) September 26, 2010 12:01 PM BILL VOGRIN Judith Litchfield and her family love dogs and have four: Spooky, Comment, Spotty and Pepper. They’ve even been known to take in strays. Their dogs live in the house, play in the backyard and bark at strangers, squirrels and rabbits. The Litchfields had lived [...]
Deaf Aurora PETCO groomer gets harassment settlement
By Howard Pankratz The Denver Post A deaf pet groomer who worked in Aurora will receive payment in a harassment case. The former staffer at a PETCO Animal Supplies store in Aurora claimed she was victimized by other PETCO employees because she
