Missouri Settles Lawsuit Over Deaf Services
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)-Deaf residents in Missouri are being promised better mental health services after two state agencies settle a federal lawsuit that accused them of violating the rights of the deaf...
View ArticleSettlement OK’d Over Deaf Mental Health Services
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1,000 deaf Missourians, claiming the state failed to provide adequate mental health services for...
View ArticleFamily: School Made Deaf Child Change Sign Name, Said It Looked Like Gun
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (CBS St. Louis) — A Nebraska school district asked a deaf preschooler to change his sign language name because they believe the hand motion he used looked like he was shooting a gun....
View ArticleDeaf Girl, Parents Sue St. Charles School District
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - A deaf girl and her parents are alleging that an eastern Missouri school district discriminated against her because of her disability. Rachel McMurtrey and her parents allege in...
View ArticleChris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: Lynae Arthur, Webster Groves Lacrosse
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Junior Lynae Arthur’s very first shot on goal for the Webster Groves Junior Varsity Lacrosse Team landed in the back of the net. The small crowd roars, her teammates tell her “good...
View ArticleDeaf Publix Worker Says Shopper Punched Her For Not Hearing Question
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (CBS Local) – A Virginia supermarket employee, who has gone deaf due to a rare disease, says a woman attacked her for not responding to the shopper’s question. Liberty Gratz has been...
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