Deaf YouTube Videos and Deaf Jurors

I’ve seen these videos on various blogs.

I would have loved to see these sort of videos as a kid……

The second one is in Chinese sign language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIG_vK1ypw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC66aRTaQ_0&feature=related

Has anyone heard about how NC is trying to prevent deaf people from serving on a jury? http://www.nad.org/blogs/lindanelson/north-carolina-legislators-oppose-deaf-jurors

Talk about conflicting messages. A deaf person can be a doctor but can’t serve on a jury…….very…..sad……

1 thought on “Deaf YouTube Videos and Deaf Jurors

  1. The comments of elected representatives in that NC jury article are crazy. Actually though they're trying to change the law to allow deaf jurors, as it stands now they have served but the law is vague enough to prohibit them. I'm not sure what other states do…

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