COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hearing-impaired football fan wants Ohio State University to offer captioning on
the scoreboard and television monitors at Ohio Stadium.
Thirty-two-year-old Vincent Sabino from the Columbus suburb of Hilliard says he can’t hear the
announcers. A federal lawsuit was filed on his behalf in Columbus last month by the National Association
of the Deaf, which charges that the university is violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by not
providing captioning at all its venues.
Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch said the university is working with Sabino’s attorney and understands its
legal obligations under the act.
The suit says captioning would help hearing-impaired fans by explaining such things as referees’ calls.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hearing-impaired football fan wants Ohio State University to offer captioning on
the scoreboard and television monitors at Ohio Stadium.
Thirty-two-year-old Vincent Sabino from the Columbus suburb of Hilliard says he can’t hear the
announcers. A federal lawsuit was filed on his behalf in Columbus last month by the National Association
of the Deaf, which charges that the university is violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by not
providing captioning at all its venues.
Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch said the university is working with Sabino’s attorney and understands its
legal obligations under the act.
The suit says captioning would help hearing-impaired fans by explaining such things as referees’ calls.