The NAD takes cases related to disability rights, but what do we do about the cases that are related to family law, traffic offense, or criminal law? Watch this video to find out and learn more #AboutTheNAD!

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SEAN: Some people contact the NAD to help with family law related cases such as divorce, custody, estate, traffic court, ID theft, and more. Deaf in prison sometimes ask us about criminal law issues such as criminal appeals, police brutality, or wrongful conviction. Those cases are important! Like doctors who specialize in different health areas like the back, skin, or the heart, and so on -- lawyers also have different areas of practice. The NAD is a disability rights organization, we take cases where the disability rights of deaf people are violated. We are not experts in criminal law or family law or etc, we focus on disability rights for deaf and hard of hearing people. However, when we cannot take cases for any reason, we always refer to lawyers who are experts in that area. So for example, for cases that require criminal experts, we tend to refer to HEARD, Innocence Project, Equal Justice Initiative, and more.

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