Deaf Woman Sues Doctor Over Lack of Interpreter
ROCHESTER, NY, June 21, 2004 -- A deaf Rochester woman who says she asked repeatedly for a sign-language interpreter at a doctor's office filed suit last week against the doctor under the Americans with Disabilties Act. Gail Sager, who's been deaf since birth, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, who reported the story, called the office of Dr. R. Edward Miner, an internist, to set up an appointment. She chose the doctor's office simply because it was close to her home, she said in the lawsuit.