Talila A. Lewis & Jason “JT” Tozier spoke to current & future Rebellious Lawyers about Deaf Access to Justice at Yale Law School! Our panel, entitled, “Disability Justice: New Approaches to an Age-Old Struggle,” brought together leading disability rights advocates from diverse practice areas.  Check out photos of us at the 20th Annual Rebellious Lawyering … Continued

HEARD submitted this testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, in response to Chairman Dick Durbin’s invite to advocates and stakeholders to provide our perspective on and experiences with solitary confinement.

HEARD and the American Civil Liberties Union teamed up on an incredible project that has been nine months in the making! HEARD’s Founder, Talila A. Lewis, drafted the transcript for this amazing video and consulted with the ACLU to create an American Sign Language video about police interaction with the Deaf Community. We are so thankful to … Continued

We are excited to announce our first fundraiser of 2014! This campaign will support HEARD’s efforts to attend and present at an annual conference of one of the world’s largest correctional associations this fall. With your help we can educate thousands of corrections professionals about Deaf Culture & communication, thus reducing the incidence of human … Continued

When:
 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2013
  Where: Tenleytown Library (Large Meeting Room) 4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW  Come learn about the amazing work we are doing & find out how to get involved!    View the Al Jazeera America “Deaf in Prison” mini documentary featuring HEARD Board Members & prisoners from our Database Meet our new interns … Continued

As we approach our third year as an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, we revel in how much we have accomplished through the unwavering dedication of amazing board members, interns, volunteers and allies. #YOUareHEARD This short video provides a small taste of HEARD’s successes in 2013. VIDEO ABSTRACT LINK HERE: http://goo.gl/NzVMZL

We are delighted to announce the release of the long-awaited series on deaf prisoners & HEARD. The three-part series will air tonight & tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. (EST) on America Tonight, Al Jazeera America’s nightly news show. Renowned journalist, James Ridgeway, will respond to questions after Part One tonight & HEARD’s President, Talila A. Lewis, will respond … Continued

Friends and Allies: We are in urgent need of your support and action! HEARD’s Deaf Prisoner Phone Justice Campaign needs a strong push from the Community to get us across the finish line. Please take a few seconds to to sign your name to HEARD’s Community Sign-On Letter.   We will deliver this letter with your … Continued

Washington College of Law* student groups selected HEARD as their host organization for the WCL Day of Service!   Students from the Disability Law Society, National Lawyers Guild & Criminal Law Practitioner will be responding to letters from Deaf, DeafBlind, and Blind prisoners on Saturday, November 9th during either or both shifts, 11am-2pm or 2-5pm. Deaf returned citizens & family members of Deaf prisoners and will share … Continued

Take a look at EBONY Magazine’s Power 100 List!!!  There you will find HEARD’s founder, Talila A. Lewis listed in the Community Crusader Group!  The link to the posting is here.