The lawsuit, filed by 91-year-old Charles Williams, includes numerous instances where the main campus and satellite hospitals in Beachwood, Mayfield Heights and Euclid failed to provide interpreters for major medical issues and routine appointments.
A prominent advocate for the deaf filed a lawsuit that accuses the Cleveland Clinic of failing to provide sign-language interpreters during his doctor's visits.CLEVELAND, Ohio — A prominent advocate for the deaf is suing the Cleveland Clinic over accusations that the hospital failed to provide sign language interpreters during his doctor’s appointments and hospital stays.
Charles Williams, 91, of Cleveland Heights filed the suit earlier this month in federal court in Cleveland. The lawsuit includes numerous instances where the main campus and satellite hospitals in Beachwood, Mayfield Heights and Euclid failed to provide interpreters for major medical issues and routine appointments.
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