National Association of the Deaf v. Trump (NAD v Trump, DDC)

NAD must demonstrate that the Trump administration's workforce reductions, program eliminations, and DEI policy directives directly impaired federal agencies' ability to provide effective communication and equal access to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, the core obligations under Section 504 and the ADA. The court will examine whether the challenged policies were facially discriminatory or produced a disparate impact on individuals with hearing disabilities' access to federally funded programs and services. NAD will likely argue that cutting accessibility-focused staff, eliminating interpreter and captioning programs, or deprioritizing disability accommodations violates the statutory duty of equal access, while the administration will contend that general budget and workforce reductions do not constitute disability discrimination without direct evidence of intent to exclude or discriminatory effect.