Deaf Father Shot & Killed In Arizona

Family and friends seek justice after Deaf father shot and killed in West Phoenix.

PHOENIX -- Family and friends are asking for justice after a father and member of the Deaf community was shot and killed outside of a Phoenix apartment complex.

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It happened Monday morning near 59th Avenue and Indian School Road.

Family members say 23-year-old Gary Herrera stepped outside for a cigarette break when a car with two men inside pulled up.

Police say a friend heard a gunshot and the car fled. Herrera was taken to an area hospital but died shortly after.

"He was an amazing father," said Angelica Sanchez, who has a 3-year-old son with Herrera.

"Hurt, shocked, I have no words," Jill Quiyo, who says she helped raise Herrera, said.

Loved ones held a car wash on Saturday to raise money for funeral funds.

They're asking for whoever is responsible to come forward and turn themselves into police.

"Whoever has seen something, you know what happened," Quiyo said. "Please speak about it. Please. We need justice for Gary."

Phoenix police say they're looking for an older model four door sedan with faded red paint and two African American men.

They're offering a reward of up to $1,000. If you have information, please call the Phoenix Police Deparmtent or Silent Witness by calling: 480-WITNESS.

SOURCE - ABC15

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Starbucks Sued For Discrimination Deaf Employee

Starbucks sued for allegedly discriminating against Deaf staff.

PHOENIX, AZ -- The American Genius: Having a product that is in demand is vital, but maintaining quality help is the very bedrock of successful companies. A business, even the most reputable one, cannot make an impact without respectable, pleasant and reliable employees.

Regulars get used to seeing helpful, friendly faces and before you know it, instead of merely stopping by a coffee shop to grab your favorite cup of joe, a connection is made. Patrons become invested in the success of the company because they’re invested in the relationships they’ve fostered with the staff.
And so the cycle begins.

This is the type of emotional correlation that breeds success, but these connections can only occur when employees are valued and supplied the proper modifications at work. With that being said, shame on you, Starbucks.

Obviously, most of the adult world couldn’t function without their java, but that doesn’t give companies like Starbucks a pass on providing disabled employees proper accommodations.

Laura Roberts, a Starbucks employee for seven years, has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks. She claims that the store fired her in retaliation after she repeatedly asked for American Sign Language (ASL) accommodates.

Roberts, who has been Deaf since infancy, requested interpreters during staff and training meetings on various occasions.

She can read, and during her employment relied on a printed schedule for her hours. She also utilized her ability to lip-read in order to serve customers.

After a managerial transition, she was denied a printed schedule, and required to read her schedule from a posted list. Thus, limiting her ability to understand the hours she was required to work... Read The Full Story.

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Federal Bans Housing For Deaf Seniors

The U.S. Federal government builds housing bans for Deaf seniors.

TEMPE, Arizona -- The United States government has three important functions. Collecting taxpayer money, building housing for Deaf seniors and making housing for Deaf seniors illegal.

his is a true story of how the government fulfilled two of its main functions at the same time by building and banning housing for Deaf seniors.

Arizona is defying a federal order to eliminate apartments for Deaf seniors at a housing complex built specifically for the Deaf.

A 2005 federal study found that the U.S. had virtually no affordable housing for the Deaf. So the federal government helped build Apache ASL Trails, a 75-unit apartment building in Tempe, Arizona., designed specifically for the Deaf. Ninety-percent of the units are currently occupied by Deaf and Deaf-Blind seniors.

But now, the federal The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says Apache ASL Trails violates civil rights law because it shows a preference for the hearing-impaired.

HUD is threatening to pull all federal housing aid to Arizona unless it limits the number of hearing-impaired residents to 18 people.

However, when HUD approved and helped fund the project in 2008, it did so knowing that the property was specifically “designed for seniors who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind.”... Read The Fully Story.

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