Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol

Deaf News - Deaf Grassroots Movement rallies at the Oklahoma Capitol.



OKLAHOMA CITY -- KFDA: Nearly 200 people marched at the Oklahoma State Capitol in support of expanded services for the Deaf community.



Participants from Oklahoma's Deaf Grassroots Movement joined a national effort on Wednesday to demonstrate the needs of the Deaf in education, employment and access to communication.



The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the Deaf community in all 50 states. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Deaf Grassroots Movement spokesman Chris Reagle says unemployment rates are particularly high for the Deaf and that they often face discrimination in the workplace and barriers in education. Reagle says one of the goals nationally is to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to include services geared toward the Deaf.



In Oklahoma, Reagle says the group is pushing specifically for more Deaf interpreters to help children in public schools.



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