 Tri-County GLAD, a subsidiary of the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc., is an agency that addresses the broad social service needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals covering three counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. We provide Advocacy, Communication Access, Peer Counseling, Employment Development, Information and Referrals, Independent Living Skills and Community Education services for the deaf and hard of hearing community. Our Community Education program provides educational, informational, and training workshops to the public. Tri County GLAD also does community outreach by being a liaison between the community and organizations; providing social gatherings, hosting booths at events and fairs and expanding service to traditionally neglected areas.
Tri-County GLAD is sailing with winds of change and empowerment for individuals in every aspect.
Tri-County GLAD Staff: Jasmine Casey, Julianna Fjeld, Mark Robinson, and Christina Montero.
CNN.COM SUED BY DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING for lack of CAPTIONED VIDEOS ON ITS WEBSITE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2011
CONTACTS:
Dr. Patricia Hughes, GLAD CEO phughes@gladinc.org
Anna Levine and Elizabeth Leonard of Disability Rights Advocates
(510) 665-8644
Linda Dardarian and Rachel Brill of Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian
(510) 763-9800
CNN.COM SUED BY DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING for lack of CAPTIONED VIDEOS ON ITS WEBSITE
Oakland, CA – June 15, 2011 – A class action lawsuit filed today in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that Time Warner Inc., the owner of CNN.com discriminates against people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by failing to provide any captioning of its on-line videos on its website. The suit is the first of its kind in the country.
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