Equal Justice Requires Equal Access: How Courts Are Failing Deaf and Disabled Americans
Courts promise equal protection, but disabled and deaf Americans still face inaccessible hearings, missing interpreters, and denied due process.
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Courts promise equal protection, but disabled and deaf Americans still face inaccessible hearings, missing interpreters, and denied due process.
Meenu Batra, a longtime interpreter and mother of four U.S. citizens, now faces detention and possible third-country removal despite decades of legal work and community service.
The Department of Justice has recently made internal changes that gutted the longstanding Recognition and Accreditation Program, which was designed to help low-income immigrants access affordable legal representation.
For many veterans, the end of military service does not mark the end of struggling. A new battle starts with the Department of Veteran Affairs in gaining benefits from their service.