More Accessible Sports Stadiums in Near Future

Just before bedtime, I saw this: "Deaf fans get key ruling in FedEx Field case," from the Maryland Daily Record. A Federal judge has ruled in favor of deaf plaintiffs who had sued over lack of accessibility at the Redskins sports stadium. While the case was working its way through the court system, captioning was added to FedEx field. The article also mentions that there is already captioning at the new Nationals baseball stadium in Washington, DC. (I didn't know that. Nice to know that when I get around to seeing a baseball game there, it will be fully accessible to me!)

This ruling is expected to have impact nationally, as according to the lawyer for the plaintiffs, it is the "first time" that a court has mandated captioning access for sports. Kudos to Shane Feldman, who was behind this lawsuit's inception. (Note: Feldman is a DeafDC blogger)