Mishka Zena

Now that I’ve gotten your attention away from the intense discussions about Deafhood….
This is the time we should all put aside our differences and unite, working on behalf of the rights of our Deaf Americans and children.
This past June 17, the Department of Justice  announced they wanted to change some of the details of the Americans […]

As many people know, Bahl was savagely beaten during a routine traffic stop. Apparently the cop mistook Bahl’s moving the cop’s hand away from his wrist a sign of resistance when actually the pressure on the hand was giving Bahl extreme pain due to his medical problems. Bahl wrote on a pad of paper explaining the […]

Eugenic Victory for UK Deaf Parents A Possibility
Under the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, using embryo-screening deliberately to create a child with a serious medical condition - which officials had said includes being deaf - would be illegal
Now, however, the Department of Health has agreed to cut from the Bill any reference to deafness […]

My response is a loud YES to the possibility of a Deaf blogger being sued.  I can vouch for this personally as I’ve been threatened with lawsuits.
I was asked to cover this issue by another blogger in response to the supoena of Kathleen Seidel for her post criticizing the actions of personal injury lawyers going after […]

PENDING LAWSUIT AGAINST SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Several law firms across the country are involved in a lawsuit on behalf of people with disabilities who work for the Social Security Administration (SSA).  These SSA employees believe that SSA has discriminated against them in the promotion process.  If you work for SSA and believe that you have been […]