Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD)

A viral video on TikTok is bringing new attention to the barriers the hard-of-hearing and deaf communities face at the drive-thru.

The clip, which was shared on Nov. 8 and has since amassed over 19 million views, shows Starbucks employee Brianna Roth assisting customer Dallin Smuin in the coffee chain’s drive-thru lane.

Read the reat of the story at https://www.today.com/food/starbucks-barista-uses-drive-thru-communicate-deaf-patron-see-viral-t199538.

The actor expressed excitement in portraying Makkari in Marvel Studio’s upcoming Eternals film and bringing representation to the deaf community.

Eternals star Lauren Ridloff said she is excited to be portraying Makkari — the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first deaf superhero.

Read the rest of the article at https://www.cbr.com/marvel-eternals-star-lauren-ridloff-on-being-mcu-first-deaf-superhero.

The American’s with Disabilities act has influenced the way businesses need to operate online. Now more than ever, providing the proper website accessibility is becoming undeniably more important, not only because it’s the right thing to do, to give all visitors an opportunity to get to your services or products, but also because costly lawsuits against companies with alleged non-compliance have quickly increased over the past few years. Those suits and settlements can cause a huge financial burden to businesses. Some may end up going bankrupt through attempting to resolve an issue, be it through the court or by out-of-court settlement.

Read the rest of the article at https://martechtoday.com/is-your-website-at-risk-for-an-ada-accessibility-lawsuit-245172.