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Detroit hospital will pay $70K for not providing sign interpreters

“Henry Ford Health System will pay $70,000 to a family who alleges the system failed to provide sign language interpreters to a patient and family members in 2004, and must train staff on the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a settlement announced … by the U.S. Justice Department.” [Detroit News]

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  • You keep misspelling that Department name. It’s the US Department of INJustice. At least with Holder running it, it is.

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  • […] Read it. “Henry Ford Health System will pay $70,000 to a family who alleges the system failed to provide sign language interpreters to a patient and family members in 2004, and must train staff on the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a settlement announced … by the U.S. Justice Department.” […]