Re: Who wants to be a Millionare?

[Guest guest]

This guy's a 30-year old deaf teacher. SO AM I! Yet

another coincidence!

Maybe we should jump in on this, make it a class

action lawsuit for millions and millions. Then we can

all afford to go see the sad Mounties and their

beavers in Canada, as well as the drunk koalas in Oz.

- gave up on the Sam , now just looking

for any beer at all

--- PeteEMT@... wrote:

> WNY MAN WANTS A CHANCE AT $1M...

> (AP) Liberti Junior is deaf, but he says that

> shouldn't

> prevent him from getting a shot as a contestant on

> " Who Wants

> to Be a Millionaire? " So the 30-year-old Tonawanda

> schoolteacher has filed a lawsuit in federal court,

> claiming the

> show's producers have refused to let him try out for

> the show. He

> says they told him they can't change the qualifying

> rounds for

> the quiz show, which are conducted over the

> telephone. His

> attorney says Liberti would have no problem reading

> Philbin's

> lips and answering questions. As for the " lifeline "

> phone call,

> some special arrangements would have to be made for

> Liberti

> to use the Internet. Liberti's lawsuit claims the

> show is violating

> the Americans With Disabilities Act by preventing

> the

> hearing-impaired from trying out for the show. ABC

> officials say

> they've made arrangements for other disabled

> contestants. So far

> no word yet if they'll make changes to let deaf

> people participate.

>

>

> Pete

> Evil Monarch of Technology

> OpenVoice Teen Communities

> http://www.ontheline.org

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