Article Summary Essay/Rights of Deaf and HoH

According to Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Under the ADA law enforcement agencies and courts must accommodate people with disabilities. Law enforcement agencies, as in police officers, are to present deaf and hard of hearing people with a legalized document informing them of their Miranda rights. If the deaf persons reading level is below normal then they must use an interpreter. When a deaf or hard of hearing person is to go to court they must request to have an interpreter before the court date arrives. The courts must provide and pay for a certified interpreter. Family members or friends are not allowed to act as an interpreter for that person. If the courts or law enforcement agencies

In Police Mistreatment of Deaf Larry Smith also had his rights violated first by law enforcement and then by the courts. In 1993 Larry Smith was in an unlocked office building looking for a friend when a cleaning crew stopped him. They wanted to know who he was and wanted to see his bag; he refused and then left. Later that day, police arrived at his house and searched but there was no interpreter present. Two days later, more police arrived, did another search and still there was no interpreter. Two weeks later, police tell Mr. Smith that there have been computer thefts in the area. The next morning the police arrive and tell Mr. Smith that he has been charged with theft, still no interpreter. Weeks later, he is arrested. The police did not give him his legally document stating the Miranda rights nor is there an interpreter. He is released and told to come back the next day for his arraignment. During the arraignment there is still no interpreter so he got another court date for his hearing. Before this court date arrives he requests an interpreter. On the day of the hearing there is still no interpreter. The next time he is in court there is an interpreter. Mr. Smith is put on probation and enrolled into a

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