Legal Rights of Deaf Students

To get more information on legal rights of deaf students, there are two places to investigate:

Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf (MCLD)

36 South Wabash, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60603
TTY: 1-800-894-3654
Voice: 1-800-894-3653
Email: MCLD1@aol.com

National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Law Center

814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Voice/TTY: (301) 587-7730
Fax: (301) 587-0234

They have information regarding to legal responsibilities of the following places on their Web site:

• Private educational agencies
  http://www.nad.org/issues/education/higher-education/private-colleges-and-other-post-secondary-institutions

• Public schools
  http://www.nad.org/issues/education

• State colleges and universities http://www.nad.org/issues/education/higher-education/state-and-local-colleges-and-universities