The Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf

The Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf

 

              The Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf (MCLD) advocates for the legal rights of d/Deaf and hard of hearing persons.  The advocate center especially focuses on finding solutions to issues before they develop to the point of litigation.  For example, when a deaf person has been denied their lawful right to an interpreter.  The center also gives much aid by way of education in various areas of the law.  If Deaf people have been alienated from important information regarding their rights and are living without representation, then the MCDL will help them better understand their situation.  They are empowering people with knowledge.

The MCDL was created by Howard Rosenblum in 1997 to serve his Deaf and hard-of hearing community with legal advice on such important issues as family law, evictions, personal injury, etc.  Mr. Rosenblum, a Deaf attorney, noticed a lack of available resources dealing in issues of the law in his community when he gained a reputation as a passionate advocate for the Deaf community.  In founding the Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf, with the assistance of David Jones, a hard-of hearing Illinois attorney and Karen Aguilar, a licensed American Sign Language interpreter with a background in law, he created the only advocacy law center which helps Deaf clients with education and referrals other than those having to do with disability/discrimination issues.

The MCDL has served thousands of people and continuously receives requests for help, even from people far beyond their geographic area of service. 

 

Observation:  One individual can open the door of the justice for many.