William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Abstract
Historically, and to this day, people with disabilities have not been considered capable of determining their own needs. Instead, the general population has taken it upon themselves to dictate what accommodations they shall receive. This becomes particularly problematic for the deaf community when interacting with the criminal justice system, where a lack of communication is synonymous with a lack of justice. In this situation, the state should defer to the individual’s understanding of their needs, or carry the burden of proving that another accommodation is equally effective.
Repository Citation
Elizabeth Pindilli, The Blind Leading the Deaf: An Investigation of the Inconsistent Accommodations the Justice System Provides to People Who Are Deaf, 26 Wm. & Mary J. Race, Gender, & Soc. Just. 451 (2020), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmjowl/vol26/iss2/9Included in
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