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Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Agree. Let's do some (speculative) math:
If we get the plaintiffs to agree that no person who needs an interpreter takes no more than 3 classes/semester----which I doubt the majority of them would do anyway, then:

3 x 32==max 96 classes that need ASL. reduce this by classes with more than 1 deaf person and say 50% enrollments, so 50 classes. ASL interpreter: About $80/hr plus $30/hr travel time--assume max 1 hr each way so $220/class, average 2 hr class. Classes about 8 weeks = 220x8x50=$88,000. Since there were 18,000 scheduled to take classes next semester, = $4.80 fee each. Alternatively, $176,000/yr divided by 50,000 homes div by 12 = 30 cent/month additional amenity fee. Now, I don't have exact numbers but clearly the above estimate won't be off by more than a factor of 2, maybe 3, so make that 90 cents additional amenity fee. Clearly, the cost can easily be met----as long as the plaintiffs do not insist on "punitive damages".

There are also other management issues that would need to be addressed as pointed out by Jim Wilson (See post #447).