UVM hospital settles claims it discriminated against deaf patients

​George Lareau, of Burlington, signs about his experiences with the UVM Medical Center with an American Sign Language interpreter. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Medical Center has settled with the U.S. attorney for Vermont over allegations the hospital failed to communicate effectively with deaf patients, violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The settlement follows multiple complaints on behalf of four deaf patients that Vermont