The civil lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit by DAD Delphine Alfred Duncan Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and its volunteers Jason Pauling, Zion White, Shatia Tankersley and Deangelo Simmons, all of Detroit and who are deaf or hard of hearing.

"This lawsuit is just about basic fairness and dignity and respect of folks who are members of the community, who are valuable members and who should be treated as such," said John Philo, an attorney with the Sugar Law Center For Economic & Social Justice in Detroit, which filed the discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act. … see full story at Detroit Free Press