Does the NAD charge deaf and hard of hearing clients for helping them with legal issues and lawsuits? #AboutTheNAD

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SEAN: If a deaf person has a legal problem, the NAD tries many solutions -- a lawsuit is the last resort. Often, it takes many years to fight one case in court. ADA related cases do not give money to that deaf person who won, but some states have their own laws that will give money to the client if they win a discrimination case. An ADA-related win usually means changing the system and also means the lawyers receive legal fees. The NAD’s lawyers depend on those legal fees to continue our work. The NAD never charges deaf and hard of hearing clients.

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