Augusta pays deaf man to settle lawsuit

The city will pay $5,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a deaf man who claims city police discriminated against him by refusing to call an interpreter.

Wayne Draper, 44, of Augusta sued the city and the Augusta Police Department, claiming they violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Maine Human Rights Act….read on

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