In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Editorial COURT DECISIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Most current advancements in opportunity for deaf youths and adults are coming through litigation. They involve decisions on the implementation of PL94-142 and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Cases regarding interpreters have come to the courts under both pieces of legislation. It was found in the Rowley case that a mainstreamed deaf child has a right to an interpreter at the expense of the public school. An analogous finding under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 dictated that colleges, in this instance the University of Texas, are obligated to provide interpreters for deaf students. The controversial Davis Case, in which a hearing-impaired woman was denied enrollment in a nursing program due to her handicap , was seen as a major defeat for deaf people. However, the Supreme Court has recently limited the generality of this case assuring handicapped people that they can still seek relief from discrimination under Section 504. Other decisions establish the right to interpreters for deaf prisoners, a proper communication of Constitutional Rights in American Sign Language , when appropriate, to deaf criminal suspects (Miranda Warnings), architectural modifications (flashing lights, TTYs, etc.), and the right of deaf people to jury duty. The key in the long run to advances on the legal front is to seek justice for those who are deaf without going too far, thereby creating a backlash against handicapped people. The backlash issue is one of increasing significance. As economic hardships increase the billions of dollars required for areas such as removal, architectural and transportation barriers are bound to create resentment. It does not engender compassion when the average citizen has to park 10 blocks from the courthouse, only to find five choice spaces directly in front of the building all of which are empty, but reserved for the handicapped. Like it or not deaf people are intimately entwined with all handicaps in terms of current legislation and resulting public attitudes. DR. MCCLURE RECEIVES AWARD Dr. William }. McClure's award by the CEASD for his 40 years of outstanding contribution to deaf people is richly deserved. No one individual has been more responsible than Dr. McClure for the progress made by the American Annals of the Deaf. He has been the individual who faced up to some of the toughest problems the Journal has had in its over one century of existence. Without Dr. McClure's leadership the Annals would not exist today. JESS SMITH RESIGNS Mr. Jess Smith, long time Editor of The Deaf American, has resigned. The entire field of deafness owes Jess a lot. He had the courage to publish some of the most influential controversial articles to appear over the last 15 years. These articles and his frequently penetrating insightful editorials have resulted in significant improvement for deaf people. Jess took the threats, criticisms, and proposed law suits that almost inevitably accompany such journalistic integrity without budging from his position of principle. His resignation is a loss. McCay Vernon Editor CAID CALL FOR PAPERS ADDENDUM Criteria for selection of presentation and selection of paper for publication are as follows: 1. Structure of abstract Complete statement of purpose b. Summary of methods, results, discussion, and references Criteria for presentation of paper a. Significance to field b. Relevance to program theme c. Clarity d. APA style e. Guidelines for length Paper χ χ χ χ χ Presentation χ χ A.A.O. I October 1980 901 ...

pdf

Share