Chris Edmunds Law Office represents Joshua Sisco in a lawsuit against the University of Mississippi—more commonly known as “Ole Miss”—for its obstinate refusal to add captions to its social media videos. Mr. Sisco, who was born deaf, is a diehard fan of Ole Miss athletics, especially its football and basketball teams. For the past three years, he has repeatedly asked the school to provide captions for its social media videos, including “The Season,” a reality show following the Ole Miss football team. But the school has refused to caption its videos, leaving Mr. Sisco unable to understand what is being said. Because Ole Miss is a public school, it must comply with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires that all of its programs and activities be accessible to people with disabilities, including social media videos. And a school that brings in tens of millions of dollars in profit from its football program cannot credibly argue that it lacks the resources to add captions to videos that promote that program. We intend to hold Ole Miss accountable for discriminating against its students and fans who are deaf or hard of hearing.
A deaf-run news station called the Daily Moth has covered the suit here.
And you can read a copy of the lawsuit here.
