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Academic Paper Outline

Disability Rights outline

RANDON BRAGDON v. SIDNEY ABBOTT

Argued: March 30, 1998, Decided: June 25, 1998

1. The court case

   1. The respondent Sidney Abbott went to the dentist for a cavity filling

   2. The respondent notified the dentist of her HIV

   3. The dentist would only do the filling at a hospital

      1. Although the filling wouldnt be extra she would have to pay for the medical facilities at the hospital.

   4. The respondent declined and filed a lawsuit

2. Discrimination against persons with HIV

   1. Violation of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

   2. No one with a disability should be given a lesser standard of treatment

   3. HIV satisfies the definition of physical impairment

      1. Any physiological disorder affecting the bodys hemic and lymphatic system

   4. HIV limits her major life activities

3. The decision

   1. HIV does qualify under ADA

      1. Although the HIV was asymptomatic

   2. The respondents HIV did not pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of the dentist

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National Association of the Deaf v. Donald J. Trump

Present Time

1. No ASL interpreters televised during the briefings on the Covid pandemic

   1. Violation of federal law

      1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504

   2. All 50 states have included interpreters to be televised

      1. State Governors use interpreters

   3. Hearing world/Deaf community

      1. ASL is it own language

      2. The world is dominated by hearing people

      3. There are many people in the Deaf community

   4. Deaf people should have access to critical information

      1. Any person with or without a disability should have the right to information

   5. NAD with five deaf individuals sued Trump and Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

      1. People from the Deaf community did send in their request for interpreters

      2. The deaf community was left out of the loop

      3. Many complaints from deaf and hard of hearing people, who couldnt access critical information during the pandemic

      4. People had trouble understanding what was happening when the pandemic first hit.

         1. People were given misleading information (March-September)