David Saxe and Giovanna Tuttolomondo Offer Insights on the Progress Made and Barriers Faced by Hearing-Challenged Attorneys in the Courtroom

This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which not only provides awareness and education about individuals with disabilities, but also important pathways for those with disabilities to participate in the mainstream of life without discrimination and hindrance. For hearing-challenged attorneys, which include those who may be hearing-impaired, hard-of-hearing, or deaf, courtrooms may present significant obstacles, even with all the progress that has been made to accommodate hearing-challenged attorneys. 

In the November 3, 2020 article published by the New York Law Journal entitled, “The Hearing-Challenged Attorney in the Courtroom—Progress and Pitfalls,” Morrison Cohen partner Hon. David B. Saxe, (ret.), along with Giovanna Tuttolomondo, a no-fault abitrator and deaf attorney, offer their insights and their perspectives into the experiences faced by hearing-challenged attorneys in the courtroom.  While there is no “one-size-fits all” manner by which to uniformly accommodate all hearing-challenged attorneys, the best accommodation is continued acceptance of and sensitivity to the personal regards of those attorneys with disabilities. 

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