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Old 12-03-2016, 12:56 PM
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It does not have to be EVERY class. I believe ADA requires it only for those individuals who are disabled due to hearing loss and are fluent in ASL. Then the interpreter has to be provided upon request. So we are only talking those classes that these 32 or so individuals take AND request an interpreter, NOT all classes. Simply having a hearing aid or trouble hearing is NOT the criteria.
Please educate me. I thought that the ADA requires "reasonable" accommodation. Expecting a school providing adult ed classes to pay for an interpreter at $50/hr. so a deaf person can attend a class with only 12 or so paying students is not a reasonable accommodation. It is financially unsustainable.

Also, I find the plaintiffs' suit against the resident clubs, which, by the way, got thrown out on summary judgment, to have been highly irresponsible and a real slap in the face to other residents of The Villages.