Sentences with phrase «rights of deaf people»
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that medicare and hospitalization legislation under which the health services were granted violated the equality rights of deaf persons under the Charter, as without sign language interpretation, they were not able to receive the same health - care services as hearing persons.
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if a person is born deaf, blind, has no sensation of touch or pressure, can not taste or smell, then nothing exists for him, right?
The goal of the association is to guard, promote and fight for the rights and well being of the deaf and hard of hearing people of Iceland.
Italian National Association of the Deaf represents and defends the moral, civil, cultural and economic rights of the Italian deaf people ascribed to them by law, acting also through its designated legal representatives, since on the basis of the Italian laws.
Currently a program associate at the Disability Rights Fund and a Marshall Memorial Fellow (the leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund chooses only 75 fellows each year from 35 nations), Thompson — who was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deaf blindness — shared her personal journey and spoke about her work advancing rights for people with disabilities around the Rights Fund and a Marshall Memorial Fellow (the leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund chooses only 75 fellows each year from 35 nations), Thompson — who was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deaf blindness — shared her personal journey and spoke about her work advancing rights for people with disabilities around the rights for people with disabilities around the world.
More than 2,000 deaf and hearing young people aged between eight and 25 took part in the charity's survey, as part of its Right to Sign report.
Detailed — Handicapped Persons § 30 -4-2 (2) Every person engaged in the training of a guide dog or service dog for the purpose of accompanying a person as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall have the same right to be accompanied by such dog being trained as the totally or partially blind person, deaf person, or physically disabled person has under paragraph (1) of this subsection, so long as such trainer is identified as an agent or employee of a school for seeing eye, hearing, service, or guide dogs.
E. Every totally or partially blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog in harness trained as a guide dog, every deaf or hearing - impaired person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog trained as a hearing dog on a blaze orange leash, and every mobility - impaired or otherwise disabled person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog, trained as a service dog, in a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog, in any of the places listed in subsection B without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog, provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog.
Detailed — § 256C.02 Every totally or partially blind, physically disabled, or deaf person or any person training a dog to be a service dog shall have the right to be accompanied by a service dog in any of the places listed in section 363A.19.
About Blog Human rights for deaf people including recognition of sign language in all aspects of life.
The WFD works for the realisation of deaf people's human rights in partnership with the United Nations and its agencies, national organisations of deaf people, and relevant stakeholders.