Three deaf guys and NAD kick some ADA booty in Washington D.C.
October 2, 2008 2:36 pmNAD along with three Redskins fans Shane Feldman, Brian Kelly, and Paul Singleton have successfully sued the FedEx Field where Redskins games are hosted. Because of them, the stadium will be more accessible to the deaf. The judgment in this lawsuit was long in coming (ongoing since 2006) but they ultimately prevailed! Hopefully, this will put all the other sports stadiums on alert that they must be able to meet the ADA requirements designed to include all fans who have paid the same ticket price as everyone else.
Last year I went to FedEx field with Shane to take in a Redskins game. While it was wonderful to see some captioning of what was being announced, it was a big pain in the butt to have to avert my eyes all the way over to the centerfield to follow the captions while all the action took place on the JumboTron displays at the end zones. With this change in how the captioning is presented, all (hearing included!) Redskins fans will find the game more enjoyable. Sadly, often a lawsuit is necessary to force resistant owners to be accomodating to all of their customers.
Link to NAD’s announcement.
Link to The Daily Record article.
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