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Police handcuffed a Black woman who is deaf and asked her kids to interpret Advocates say that violates the ADA

Police handcuffed a Black woman who is deaf and asked her kids to interpret. Advocates say that violates the ADA. N dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY The children of a Black, deaf woman was asked to translate for her as she was detained Replay Video UP NEXT Newly released body camera footage shows Nevada officers repeatedly asking the children of a Black woman who is deaf to interpret for her as she was being detained, which advocates say is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The North Las Vegas Police Department released the footage Thursday, nearly two months after Andrea Hollingsworth was handcuffed in front of her 11-year-old twin daughters.

Las Vegas police asked deaf woman s kids to interpret, bodycam shows

USA TODAY Newly released body camera footage shows Nevada officers repeatedly asking the children of a Black woman who is deaf to interpret for her as she was being detained, which advocates say is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The North Las Vegas Police Department released the footage Thursday, nearly two months after Andrea Hollingsworth was handcuffed in front of her 11-year-old twin daughters. The body camera video provides a new perspective on the incident, which was also captured by Hollingsworth on Facebook Live. Hollingsworth s video, which now has more than 77,000 views, sparked backlash last month from the local chapters of the NAACP and ACLU and advocates from the deaf community.

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