Deaf inmate sues Oregon prison system for not providing sign-language interpreters
A deaf prison inmate accuses the Oregon Department of Corrections of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing him an interpreter during 13 years of incarceration. A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 48-year-old David D. VanValkenburg seeks $460,000 in damages for what he describes as a systematic failure to effectively communicate with him from the beginning of his prison term in November 2000.
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