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The Statistics

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders:

About 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.

More than 90 percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents.

Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.

One in eight people in the United States (13 percent, or 30 million) aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears, based on standard hearing examinations.

For more statistics visit the link below:

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing



The Law

The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilites.

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) forbids public and private entities that receive financial assistance from any federal department or agency (“covered entities”) from excluding qualified individuals with disabilities or denying them an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services.

ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) protects individuals with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations (most private offices and businesses), transportation, and telecommunications.

Your Rights

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 

The laws above protect qualified individuals with disabilities:

• Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (such as hearing, speaking, sleeping, thinking, learning, working or the operation of a major bodily function)
• Has a record of such an impairment
• Is regarded as having such an impairment

To receive services, education, or training, qualified individuals with disabilities must, with or without reasonable modifications, meet the essential eligibility requirements for the specific service, program, or activity.



If you qualify with the above criteria:

• Let the entity know that you are deaf or hard of hearing
• Ask for the auxiliary aid or service that you think you need (CART, interpreter, notepaper, etc.)

For more information visit:  https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/disability/effective-communication/index.html#