Forensic Services

 The Americans with Disabilities Act is over 3 decades old but many agencies, public and private companies and organizations continue to violate the rights of people with disabilities. Specific to deaf and hard of hearing people, difficulties in getting an interpreter affects one’s ability to utilize medical, education, legal, vocational and business services in addition to one’s ability to fully participate in their own affairs.

As an expert, I wrote a precedent setting expert opinion on the psychological impact of denial of communication access for several deaf patients against a Northern California hospital in 1995.  Since then, I have worked with civil rights, employment and educational law attorneys representing deaf children, adolescents and adults in a variety of cases including denial of interpreter services, discrimination and inappropriate placements in educational, vocational and medical settings.  All the cases were settled before going to court.