# 178 II-1.2000 II-7.1000 III-1.2000 III-4.3200 December 13,
1995 The Honorable Trent Lott United States Senate 487 Russell
Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2403 Dear Senator
Lott: I am responding to your letter on behalf of your
constituent, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, regarding requirements under
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to Mr.
XXXXXXXX' letter, he is an attorney representing an individual
who is deaf in a trial about a speeding ticket. The court has
informed him that he must provide an interpreter for his client
during the trial. Mr. XXXXXXXX proposes to use a 15-year-old who
has a deaf parent as the interpreter. Title III of the ADA
prohibits people who own or operate places of public
accommodation, such as attorneys, from discriminating on the
basis of disability in the provision of their services. In
addition, title II of the ADA prohibits State and local
government entities, such as courts, from discriminating on the
basis of disability in their programs, services, and